摘要
There are some warranty policies commonly used: (1) Free-replacement warranty policy (FRW). (2) Pro-rata warranty policy (PRW). (3) Combination policies. In this paper) a brief review of policies 1 and 2 as well as some new distribution properties of successive purchase times under the combination policies are given. In addition, a new warranty policy is suggested. Under this policy the failed item within free replacement period [0,W] is subjected to minimal repair. Under certain cost structure, the long run average cost of customers and the profit of producers are analyzed. Finally, some examples are given.
There are some warranty policies commonly used: (1) Free-replacement warranty policy (FRW). (2) Pro-rata warranty policy (PRW). (3) Combination policies. In this paper) a brief review of policies 1 and 2 as well as some new distribution properties of successive purchase times under the combination policies are given. In addition, a new warranty policy is suggested. Under this policy the failed item within free replacement period [0,W] is subjected to minimal repair. Under certain cost structure, the long run average cost of customers and the profit of producers are analyzed. Finally, some examples are given.
