Asymptotic failure rate of a Markov deteriorating system with preventive maintenance

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Mercier, Sophie ^a   Roussignol, Michel ^a  

^a UFR des Sciences et Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic failure rate; Markov renewal equation; Preventive maintenance; Reliability; Sequential checking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037573217     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/jap/1044476824     Document Type: Article

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