In a recent paper, Mamer and Smith (Mamer, J. W., S. A. Smith. 1982. Optimizing field repair kits based on job completion rate. Management Sci. 28 (11) 1328--1333.) presented a formulation for determining the optimal kit of parts and tools for on-site equipment repairs under a job completion...

Improved scheduling rules and spares stocking policies are examined for a repair shop supporting a multi-item repairable inventory system with a hierarchical product structure. The results from an earlier paper are extended to the case where more than one unit fails in each item to be repaired....

As firms are increasingly transforming their organizations in response to environmental pressures and hypercompetition, the traditional sequence of manufacturing and marketing (hereafter M/M) strategy formulation and implementation is undergoing scrutiny. Questions are being raised about how to...

Past research into the determinants of international trade highlighted the importance of the basic spatial gravity model augmented by additional variables representing sources of friction. Studies modeled many sources of friction using various proxies, including indices based on expert judgment...