Last Time Buy and control policies with phase-out returns: A case study in plant control systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5183-5206

  Krikke, Harold ^a   Van Der Laan, Erwin ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

business case; Last Time Buy; non stationary; phase out; PUSH PULL repair; reverse logistics; spare parts

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CASE; LAST TIME BUY; NONSTATIONARY; PHASE-OUT; PUSH-PULL REPAIR; REVERSE LOGISTICS; SPARE PARTS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; HEURISTIC METHODS; LIFE CYCLE; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; REPAIR; SALES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 80051875438     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.531057     Document Type: Article

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