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Forecasting for Inventory Management of Service Parts

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Complex System Maintenance Handbook

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Service parts are ubiquitous in modern societies. Their need arises whenever a component fails or requires replacement. In some sectors, such as the aerospace and automotive industries, a very wide range of service parts are held in stock, with significant implications for availability and inventory holding. Their management is therefore an important task.

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  2. Centre for Operational Research and Applied Statistics (CORAS), University of Salford, UK

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Boylan, J.E., Syntetos, A.A. (2008). Forecasting for Inventory Management of Service Parts. In: Complex System Maintenance Handbook. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-011-7_20

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