Spare Parts Inventory Management. a Literature Review and Directions for Future Research
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چکیده
In industrial contexts the proportion of the stock range that is devoted to spare parts is often considerable (e.g. Vereecke and Verstraeten, 1994) and small improvements in spare parts management may be translated to substantial cost savings (Eaves and Kingsman, 2004). Many research projects have considered issues related to the management of spare part inventories, but very few studies have emphasised the need to bring together the current state of knowledge in this area and critically review the relevant research advancements. The aim of this paper is to cover this gap providing a review of the literature currently available in this area and focusing on the main future research challenges.
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