Article ID: | iaor200972116 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 10 |
Start Page Number: | 984 |
End Page Number: | 991 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
Journal: | IIE Transactions |
Authors: | Matis Timothy I, Jayaraman Raja, Rangan Alagar |
Keywords: | warranty |
A repairable product under a non-renewing combined warranty policy that is subject to a displaced log-linear demand function of the product's price and pro rata period length is considered. Expressions for the manufacturer's long-run average profit per unit time under replacement, minimal and general repair options are obtained. In addition, expressions for the stationary points and second-order conditions of the profit function are presented. Numerical illustrations that demonstrate optimal product pricing, pro rata length determination, and repair option selection to maximize the manufacturers, profit are given.