Towards Practical and Synthetical Modelling of Repairable Systems

Stochastics and Quality Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 147-182

  Guo, R ^a   Ascher, H ^b   Love, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Statistical Consulting and Reliability Engineering   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0041753696     PISSN: 23672390     EISSN: 23672404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/EQC.2001.147     Document Type: Article

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