Reliability Improvement Warranties for Military Procurement
Reliability Improvement Warranties for Military Procurement

Author: Arturo Gándara

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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Examines the Reliability Improvement Warranty (RIW). Consumer and commercial warranty experience does not alone justify optimistic expectations for RIWs; the effect of RIWs in completed Department of Defense (DOD) programs is inconclusive; and as a result of inadequate research design the expectation of drawing meaningful conclusions from the ongoing RIW experiment may be over-optimistic. Examination of completed RIW programs, however, suggests the importance of (1) modification after operational use or testing, (2) schedule flexibility, (3) contractor involvement in initial overhaul and repair, and (4) avoidance of RIWs in programs subject to extreme quantity or utilization uncertainty. The design of the DOD's ongoing RIW experiment can be improved by (1) reducing the variation in contractual terms, (2) developing better controlled conditions, and (3) establishing defined limits for the experiment. In addition, the DOD must recognize the multiple objectives of the RIW and establish priority among them to facilitate evaluation.

Warranty Cost Analysis
Warranty Cost Analysis

Author: Wallace Blischke

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 1000715728

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Considers cost and optimization problems from the manufacturer's and the buyer's points of view. The work discusses a variety of warranty policies and the mathematical models for the analysis of related engineering and management issues. All standard consumer product warranties are covered.

Reliability Improvement Warranties for Military Procurement
Reliability Improvement Warranties for Military Procurement

Author: Arturo Gandara

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13:

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Consumer and commercial warranty experience does not alone justify optimistic expectations for RIWs; the effect of RIWs in completed DoD programs is inconclusive; and as a result of inadequate research design the expectation of drawing meaningful conclusions from the ongoing RIW experiment may be over-optimistic. Examination of completed RIW programs, however, suggests the importance of (1) modification after operational use or testing, (2) schedule flexibility, (3) contractor involvement in initial overhaul and repair, (4) and avoidance of RIWs in programs subject to extreme quantity or utilization uncertainty. The design of the DoD's ongoing RIW experiment can be improved by (1) reducing the variation in contractual terms, (2) developing better controlled conditions, and (3) establishing defined limits for the experiment. In addition, the DoD must recognize the multiple objectives of the RIW and establish priority among them to facilitate evaluation.

Warranty Management and Product Manufacture
Warranty Management and Product Manufacture

Author: D. N. Prabhakar Murthy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-01-27

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1846282586

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The only recent book to cover "Stage 3" warranty management, linking strategic and operational aspects for manufactured products. Shows how to make warranty management an effective tool for enhancing customer satisfaction. Uses minimal mathematics and presents accounting and legal aspects of warranty management in an easily understandable style. Written by two of the world’s leading experts in warranty management.

Defense Procurement Process
Defense Procurement Process

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Task Force on Selected Defense Procurement Matters

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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Reliability and Warranties
Reliability and Warranties

Author: Marlin U. Thomas

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-03-28

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1000654095

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Our modern view of quality is a multifaceted conglomeration of probability, planning, and perception. Although warranties are important first as an estimate and then as a measurement of reliability, most books on reliability and quality relegate the topic of warranties to a single chapter. Today's engineering student needs an integrated view that c

A New Look at Warranties in Defense Contracts
A New Look at Warranties in Defense Contracts

Author: Arturo Gándara

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13:

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The Department of Defense (DOD) has only had three completed warranty programs, and data on current programs will not be complete until the early 1980s. This paper explores the reliability improvement warranty (RIW) concept by evaluating commercial analogs, past DOD warranty experience, and the current tri-service RIW trial. Examination of the completed programs does not show conclusive evidence that warranties were a major factor in observed improvement, but certain observations regarding reliability were apparent: (1) Modification after testing is needed to take advantage of field experience and can be promoted without a warranty. (2) Scheduling should be flexible to allow incorporation of test data in subsequent development and production. (3) The contractor should be involved in initial overhaul and repair. (4) RIWs should not be applied to programs subject to extreme quantity or utilization uncertainty. The authors point out that current RIW trials have terms and penalties that vary widely and diminish the likelihood that they will yield conclusive evidence on the value of warranties.

Product Warranty Handbook
Product Warranty Handbook

Author: Wallace Blischke

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1995-11-03

Total Pages: 958

ISBN-13: 9780824789558

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Covering product warranties, this work offers comprehensive examinations of fundamental concepts and furnishes detailed, immediately applicable results. It sets out to bridge the gap between theory and practice, and integrates the research of various disciplines that study warranty, illustrating all basic consumer warranty options.