A real options approach for joint overhaul and replacement strategies with mean reverting prices

dc.contributor.advisorMac Cawley Vergara, Alejandro Francisco
dc.contributor.authorCubillos Álvarez, Maximiliano Enrique
dc.contributor.otherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Ingeniería
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-29T14:31:39Z
dc.date.available2018-01-29T14:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionTesis (Master of Science in Engineering)--Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2017
dc.description.abstractDue to its significant impact on economic performance, an effective equipment overhaul and replacement strategy is a key aspect of physical asset management in capital intensive industries, such as the mining industry. Classical approaches suggest periodic interventions based on the physical condition of the equipment, considering factors such as availability and operational costs. These fixed models generally ignore two important aspects:first, the flexibility of the decision to overhaul or replace, which may be re-evaluated within a given period, and second, the uncertainty around economic factors that may affect future maintenance decisions, such as the product price. This work improves on classical models by considering the effect of integrated price uncertainty in the definition of joint overhaul and replacement strategy, using a real options approach and a mean reversion binomial model to represent the uncertainty in price. More specifically, we develop a real options model and use a backwards recursion algorithm to determine an optimal intervention policy that maximizes expected profits. We then present a numerical study of the mining industry to validate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology. Results show that the option-based decision model economically out performs the classical periodic strategy approach by 10.5%, offering evidence that a new approach to equipment overhaul and replacement strategy is needed.
dc.format.extentx, 41 páginas
dc.identifier.doi10.7764/tesisUC/ING/21471
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7764/tesisUC/ING/21471
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/21471
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.deweyEconomíaes_ES
dc.subject.otherIndustria minera - Equipos y accesorioses_ES
dc.subject.otherIndustria minera - Aspectos económicos.es_ES
dc.titleA real options approach for joint overhaul and replacement strategies with mean reverting priceses_ES
dc.typetesis de maestría
sipa.codpersvinculados81775
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