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Assets (products, plants and infrastructures) are getting more complex, expensive and require specialised service support. As a result, businesses need to critically evaluate four different options before making any decisions regarding a new asset.

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    Palfrey and Romer (1983) deal with dispute resolution in the context of BWs.

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Murthy, D.N.P., Jack, N. (2014). Epilogue. In: Extended Warranties, Maintenance Service and Lease Contracts. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6440-1_12

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