Warranty Economic Decision Models: A Summary and Some Suggested Directions for Future Research
Operations ResearchPublished 1 December 1999
Marlin U. Thomas, S. S. Rao
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A review of the literature on warranty models and analysis methods is provided, along with some suggestions for further research.
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Product guarantees or warranties have been around for generations, but formal approaches for establishing and examining warranties have been considered only during the past 20 years. A review of the literature on warranty models and analysis methods is provided, along with some suggestions for further research.
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