Optimizing reliability and service parts logistics for a time-varying installed base

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-162

  Jin, Tongdan ^a   Tian, Yu ^b  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Life cycle cost analysis; Non stationary demand; Performance based logistics; Reliability; Repairable inventory

Indexed keywords

AFTER-SALES SERVICES; CAPITAL EQUIPMENTS; DESIGN FOR RELIABILITY; FLEET SIZES; INVENTORY CONTROL POLICIES; INVENTORY LEVELS; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; NON-STATIONARY DEMAND; NONSTATIONARY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PERFORMANCE BASED; PERFORMANCE-BASED LOGISTICS; PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN; PLANNING HORIZONS; POISSON PROCESS; RELIABILITY DESIGN; REPAIRABLE INVENTORY; SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY; SERVICE OPERATIONS; SERVICE PARTS LOGISTICS; TIME VARYING;

COST ACCOUNTING; FLEET OPERATIONS; LOGISTICS; MAINTAINABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; RELIABILITY; REPAIR; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 83955165294     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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