Background: Exchangeable item repair systems are inventory systems. A nonfunctional item is exchanged for a functional item and returns to the system after being repaired. In our periodic review setting, repair is performed either in-house or outsourced. When repair is in-house, a repaired item...

Background: The ongoing technical innovation is fully involving transportation sector, converting the usual mass-transit system toward a sustainable mobility. Make-or-buy decision are usually adopted to assess different solutions in terms of costs-benefits to put in place strategic choices...

The introduction of Category Management in operational resources purchasing helps to improve logistics service levels and increase the profitability of industrial enterprises. There are two main purposes of the provided article. The first purpose is to develop a methodological framework for...