Investment and Management Decisions in Aluminium Melting: A Total Cost of Ownership Model and Practical Applications

The well-established Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concept has been applied to several durable goods industries, including machinery. However, none of the existing TCO models explicitly focus on such highly energy-intensive equipment as metal melting furnaces. In this paper, an application of the TC...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bacchetti, Stefano Bonetti, Marco Perona, Nicola Saccani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/9/3342