TY - JOUR AB - Notes, in recent years, an increase of interest in the field of service parts inventory ‐ particularly in the computer industry. Explains that the computer industry is a highly competitive industry; products have to be repaired as quickly as possible, since slow repair can lead to loss of future business to competitors with better service reputations. Maintains that a good reputation is therefore closely linked to the availability of spare parts on the market. Using a real‐life case study, elaborates on the management and control of service‐parts inventory and gives a brief overview of the contemporary literature on the subject. Presents the solution approach adopted and the results of the study, which indicate that significant savings can be realized through good management of service‐parts inventory. VL - 16 IS - 12 SN - 0144-3577 DO - 10.1108/01443579610151760 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610151760 AU - Ashayeri J. AU - Heuts R. AU - Jansen A. AU - Szczerba B. PY - 1996 Y1 - 1996/01/01 TI - Inventory management of repairable service parts for personal computers: A case study T2 - International Journal of Operations & Production Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 74 EP - 97 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -