DocumentCode
2224047
Title
Extended warranty policies with warranty options
Author
Rangan, Alagar ; Khiabani, Vahidhossein
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Eastern Mediterranean Univ., Mersin, Turkey
fYear
2008
fDate
8-11 Dec. 2008
Firstpage
576
Lastpage
580
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4737934
Filename
4737934
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