| Article ID: | iaor1993887 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 21 |
| End Page Number: | 33 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1992 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Gelders Ludo F., Mabini Marilyn C., Pintelon Liliane M. |
| Keywords: | maintenance, repair & replacement |
Formulations of the EOQ type are presented for controlling inventories of repairable items. Two problem situations are considered. The single-item case is first treated assuming a fixed and known scrapping rate and ample repair capacity. The model is subsequently modified to account for multiple items that share a common and limited repair capacity.