Modeling of Repair and Maintenance Costs of 2WD Tractors in Iran: Universal 650 - Massey Ferguson 285 - John Deere 3140 - John Deere 4955 - Softcover

Rashidi, Majid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659414077 ISBN 13: 9783659414077

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Machinery ownership and operating costs represent substantial portion of total production expenses. Ownership costs include charges for depreciation, interest of investment, taxes, insurance and housing facilities. Operating costs include repair and maintenance (R&M), i.e. spare-parts, wages and lubricants. R&M costs of machinery are those expenditures necessary to restore or maintain technical soundness and reliability of the machine. Accurate prediction of R&M costs trends is critical to determine optimum economical life of machine and to make appropriate decisions for machinery replacements, and also for general farm management purposes. Since variation in R&M costs depends on site and time specifications, a general relationship can not be suggested. But prediction of these costs at an acceptable level can be made by fitting a regression model based on the previous data. Also, great variations in R&M costs between different tractor models, tractors and their operating conditions make it difficult to obtain meaningful generalized models. The scope of this book is to model accumulated R&M costs based on accumulated usage hours for some two wheel drive tractor models in Iran.

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About the Author

Dr. Majid Rashidi has obtained his Ph.D. degree from University of Tehran, Iran. Since 2007 he has been Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran. He has done many researches in his expertise. He is also the author of several books and articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659414077
• ISBN 13: 9783659414077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60