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IJAT Vol.3 No.1 pp. 63-70
doi: 10.20965/ijat.2009.p0063
(2009)

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Design of Competitive Maintenance Service for Durable and Capital Goods Using Life Cycle Simulation

Hitoshi Komoto*,** and Tetsuo Tomiyama*

*Intelligent Mechanical Systems Group, Department of Biomechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Mechanical Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands

**Design for Sustainability Group, Department of Design Engineering,
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, the Netherlands

Received:
September 24, 2008
Accepted:
November 14, 2008
Published:
January 5, 2009
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Keywords:
life cycle simulation, life cycle design, service design, competitions
Abstract
Maintenance is crucial in the life cycles of such durable goods as computers, cars, and office equipment and of such capital goods as machine tools and industrial robots. We developed a life cycle simulation model for analyzing maintenance in a life cycle while varying user behavior in a competitive environment to study the economic feasibility of integrating maintenance with other services from an auto manufacturer's perspective. We found that the feasibility of integration depends on user preference for specific service content and purchase timing and on the types of service content provided and discounted by competitors. We also found that a comprehensive maintenance package must be carefully designed considering the diversity of user behavior if sales are to be raised over those of on-the-spot maintenance.
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H. Komoto and T. Tomiyama, “Design of Competitive Maintenance Service for Durable and Capital Goods Using Life Cycle Simulation,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.3 No.1, pp. 63-70, 2009.
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