Citation
Ey. Lee et J. Lee, An optimal proportion of perfect repair, OPER RES L, 25(3), 1999, pp. 147-148
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Mathematics
Journal title
OPERATIONS RESEARCH LETTERS
ISSN journal
01676377
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Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
147 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-6377(199910)25:3<147:AOPOPR>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
At each failure of a system, with probability p it is perfectly repaired, a
nd with probability 1 - p it is restored to its condition just prior to fai
lure. It is shown that there exists a unique p minimizing the long-run repa
ir cost, provided the failure time distribution of the system has strictly
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