Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Dekker, R.
Author-Name-Last: Dekker
Author-Name-First: Rommert
Author-Person: pde16
Author-Name: Pinçe, C.
Author-Name-Last: Pinçe
Author-Name-First: Çerağ
Author-Name: Zuidwijk, R.A.
Author-Name-Last: Zuidwijk
Author-Name-First: Rob
Author-Name: Jalil, M.N.
Author-Name-Last: Jalil
Author-Name-First: Muhammad
Title: On the use of installed base information for spare parts logistics: a revieuw of ideas and industry practice
Abstract: Demand for spare parts is often difficult to forecast using historical data only. In this paper, we give an overview of  installed based information and provide several ways in which installed base forecasting can be used. We discuss cases of installed based forecasting at four companies and list the issues involved. Moreover, we provide some models to assess the value of installed base information and conclude that forecasts of spare parts demand and return can be made considerably more timely and accurate by using installed base information.
Creation-Date: 2010-12-22
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/21942/EI2010-73.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureir
Number: EI 2010-73
Keywords: forecasting, installed base, inventory control, service logistics, spare parts
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:21942