Spare parts management: A review of forecasting research and extensions

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-237

  Boylan, John E ^a   Syntetos, Aris A ^b  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecast support systems; Forecasting; Spare parts management; Stock control

Indexed keywords

DEMAND INFORMATION; FORECAST SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FORECASTING METHODS; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; SPARE PARTS; SPARE PARTS MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 77953665906     PISSN: 1471678X     EISSN: 14716798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imaman/dpp016     Document Type: Article

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