Maintenance outsourcing contracts based on bargaining theory

Maryam Hamidi, Haitao Liao

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Abstract

We address a maintenance outsourcing problem where the owner of a piece of critical equipment plans on outsourcing preventive and failure replacement services to a service agent. The owner (i.e., customer) and the agent negotiate on the maintenance policy and spare part ordering strategy in the service contract. We first provide the classical Nash bargaining solution to the problem and analytically determine the optimal threat values the decision makers can use in negotiation. We then extend the model and show how the decision makers can increase their profits through a price discount scheme, which requires the total profit to be achieved at the maximum level. The total maximum profit is analytically determined, and the effects of the price discount scheme and threats on the individual and total profits are illustrated through a numerical study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptimization and Dynamics with Their Applications
Subtitle of host publicationEssays in Honor of Ferenc Szidarovszky
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages257-279
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9789811042140
ISBN (Print)9789811042133
DOIs
StatePublished - May 23 2017

Keywords

  • Maintenance outsourcing contract
  • Nash bargaining solution
  • Price discount scheme
  • Threat point

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • General Business, Management and Accounting

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