Title :
Extended warranty policies with warranty options
Author :
Rangan, Alagar ; Khiabani, Vahidhossein
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Eastern Mediterranean Univ., Mersin, Turkey
Abstract :
We consider a repairable system subject to two types of failures; minor and major requiring minimal repair and replacement respectively. Extended warranty models for the system that includes a free replacement period and an extended warranty period will be analyzed. Consumers have several warranty options during the extended warranty period. Explicit expressions for the manufacturer¿s long run average profit per unit time under these options are obtained. We also consider case of demand as a displaced log linear function of the product price, fixed warranty period and the extended warranty period. A numerical illustration is provided to demonstrate optimal product pricing and warranty period.
Keywords :
contracts; failure analysis; industrial economics; maintenance engineering; pricing; probability; profitability; contract period; extended warranty model; extended warranty period; failure probability; fixed warranty period; log linear demand function; manufacturer profit; optimal product pricing; product replacement; repairable system; Contracts; Costs; Distribution functions; Home appliances; Industrial engineering; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Pricing; Protection; Warranties; Extended warranty; log linear demand function; minimal repair; types of failure;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2629-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2630-0
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4737934