Estimating the delay-time distribution of faults in repairable machinery from failure data

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 259-281

  Baker, R D ^a   Wang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000936628     PISSN: 1471678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imaman/3.4.259     Document Type: Article

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