Jalali Naini, Seyed Gholamreza, Shafiee, Mahmood (2011) Joint Determination of Price and Upgrade Level for a Warranted Second-hand Product. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 54 . pp. 1187-1198. ISSN 0268-3768. E-ISSN 1433-3015. (doi:10.1007/s00170-010-2994-7) (KAR id:80816)
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Abstract
An upgrade action is a pre-sale procedure that brings the second-hand item to an improved functional state and effectively reduces its age. This action is usually costly and adds directly to the sale price of the second-hand product, but it improves the product reliability and can reduce the warranty servicing cost. In the present paper, we propose a decision model to determine the optimal price and upgrade strategy of a warranted second-hand product to maximize the dealer's expected profit. The objective function includes both demand and cost functions, where purchase price from an end user, upgrade cost, and warranty cost are involved. We illustrate our finding using real data on second-hand electric device. Also, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to evaluate the effect of model parameters on the optimal solution.
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