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Determination of Warranty Reserves

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  • Warren W. Menke

    (College of Business Administration, University of Florida)

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Cost of warranty claims for failure of a product is an identifiable business cost. Methods of calculation are presented for determining this cost item for a linear prorata rebate plan and for a lump sum rebate plan where the customer receives a fixed amount for any failures within the warranty period. It is shown that a calculable amount, usually modest for good products, can be allocated by the manufacturer to a warranty reserve fund to cover the expected risks of warranty claims. Additionally, it is shown that the insight gained by a manufacturer about the components contributing to warranty reserve funding can furnish him with new marketing strategies.

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  • Warren W. Menke, 1969. "Determination of Warranty Reserves," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 15(10), pages 542-549, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:15:y:1969:i:10:p:b542-b549
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.15.10.B542
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    1. Marlin U. Thomas & Sridevi S. Rao, 1999. "Warranty Economic Decision Models: A Summary and Some Suggested Directions for Future Research," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 47(6), pages 807-820, December.
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    6. Subramanian Balachander, 2001. "Warranty Signalling and Reputation," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 47(9), pages 1282-1289, September.
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    9. Chen, Cheng-Kang & Lo, Chih-Chung & Weng, Tzu-Chun, 2017. "Optimal production run length and warranty period for an imperfect production system under selling price dependent on warranty period," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 259(2), pages 401-412.
    10. Chun, Young Hak & Tang, Kwei, 1995. "Determining the optimal warranty price based on the producer's and customers' risk preferences," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 85(1), pages 97-110, August.
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    12. Arda Yenipazarli, 2015. "A road map to new product success: warranty, advertisement and price," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 226(1), pages 669-694, March.

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