... Motor industry Product lifecycle Warranties A warranty is a contract between a manufacturer and the consumer. The warranty specifies that the manufacturer agrees to repair or replace the failed product for the predetermined warranty period. In general, consumers like long warranty periods...

... of simple step‐stress tests relative to constant‐stress with Type I censoring is studied in terms of the ratio of these variances. Results are given for asymptotic variances and for finite sample sizes using simulation to estimate variances. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Product lifecycle Statistical...

... replacement model in the literature. © MCB UP Limited 1992 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Product lifecycle Products RELIABILITY IJQRM 9,6 52 Life-cycle Cost Policy when Equipment Maintenance Is Imperfect Festus O. Olorunniwo The University of Tennessee, Tennessee, USA Introduction The life-cycle...