A fixed interval ordering policy for joint optimization of age replacement and spare part provisioning

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1299-1309

  Zohrul Kabir, A B M ^a   Farrash, S H A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PUBLIC POLICY; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

AGE REPLACEMENT POLICY; FIXED INTERVAL ORDERING POLICY; SPARE PART PROVISION;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

EID: 0031360362     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207729708929485     Document Type: Article

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