| Article ID: | iaor20102876 |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 565 |
| End Page Number: | 568 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Journal: | Operations Research Letters |
| Authors: | Yatsenko Yuri, Hritonenko Natali |
| Keywords: | financial |
The variable lifetime of assets is analyzed in a serial replacement problem. Technological change impacts the maintenance cost and new asset cost. The optimal asset lifetime appears to be constant