• 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