A heuristic algorithm for determining replacement policies in consecutive k-out-of-n systems

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1335-1348

  Flynn, James ^a   Chung, Chia Shin ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consecutive k out of n; Heuristic algorithm; Multicomponent; Reliability; Replacement policies

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATION TIME; REPLACEMENT POLICIES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ALGORITHM; HEURISTICS;

EID: 1642388569     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(03)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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