Spare parts demand forecasting has received considerable attention over the last fifty years
as it is a challenging problem for many companies. This paper provides a critical review and …

The classical spare part demand forecasting literature studies methods for forecasting
intermittent demand. However, the majority of these methods do not consider the underlying …

Much of the rising international connectedness of city-regions has developed from MNEs
replacing local connections with (superior) international ones. This often creates local …

The maintenance process shares significant operating costs in an organisation. Lean
thinking can be incorporated into maintenance activities through applying its principles and …

Manufacturing systems (MSs) have become more and more complex, due to global
competition. Optimal spare parts provisioning plays a critical role in sustaining an …

Purpose The maintenance department of today, like many other departments, is under
sustained pressure to slash costs, show outcome and support the assignment of the …

Spare-part management has a significant effect on the productivity of mining equipment. The
required number of spare parts can be estimated using failure and repair data collected …

Purpose These days vehicles' spare parts (SPs) are a very big market, and there is a very
high demand for these parts. Forecasting vehicles' SPs price and demand are difficult …

Ensuring availability of spare parts is essential for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
to support after-sales maintenance and repair services for their products. Previous studies …

This paper introduces the proactive base stock policy (ProBSP) that incorporates
degradation data into spare parts decision-making processes. The proposed policy aims to …