In this paper, we examine the large body of existing research on outsourcing, and assess
the status of research on outsourcing the maintenance of medical devices. Because so little …

The B2B technology service industry presents several distinctive features that challenge
service providers' strategic decision-making processes. Firstly, the business customers in …

We analyze the joint optimization of spare parts inventories and workforce allocation in a
single-site maintenance system. In this system, for each failure, a service engineer with a …

This study uses multivariate regression analysis to examine the effects of asset specificity on
the financial performance of both external and internal governance structures for medical …

Manufacturers are increasingly selling extended warranties to achieve high profitability. An
important question is to sell the traditional or flexible extended warranty (TEW vs. FEW) …

Hospitals outsource several activities of the service support in order to focus on the core
healthcare production as maintenance service. Recently, faced to the sophistication and the …

Reliability of products is becoming more and more important due to tough competition in the
product market. The effective ways to ensure reliability are to consider design …

The threat of the changing climate conditions has pushed the world's interest in the
renewable energy systems. Solar energy is considered as an ideal renewable energy since …

Industries have been facing ever-increasing challenges to do more with less under ongoing
budget constraints. They are pushing the boundary by challenging the OEM recommended …

Maintenance contracts received significant attentions in the past 15 to 20 years as it has
huge potential to reduce the upfront investments in maintenance infrastructure, specialized …