This paper proposes two maintenance schemes for reused products. In order to reduce the purchasing cost or conform to the concept of environmental protection, reuse is considered as one of the most efficient strategies. However, the initial quality of reused product is often inferior to the new one
Warranty cost analysis for second-hand products
β Scribed by G.N Chattopadhyay; D.N.P Murthy
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 612 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-7177
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β¦ Synopsis
For second-hand products sold with warranty, the expected warranty cost for an item to the manufacturer, depends on (i) the age and/or usage as well as the maintenance history for the item and (ii) the terms of the warranty policy. The paper develops probabilistic models to compute the expected warranty cost to the manufacturer when the items are sold with free replacement or pro rata warranties.
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