Comparative studies of three types of products (remanufacturing, refurbished and new products) on warranty cost and profitability

Subject Areas : International Journal of Finance, Accounting and Economics Studies

Jafar RaamBejandi ¹ , Mahsa SoltaniNeshan ² , Ayyub Ansarinejad ³ , Somayeh TaghipourVagargah ⁴

1 - M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Iran
2 - Industrial Management Department, Tehran University of Iran
3 - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of public administration, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2011-10-01 Accepted : 2011-12-20 Published : 2012-05-31

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