A Bayesian method on adaptive preventive maintenance problem

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 455-473

  Juang, Muh Guey ^a   Anderson, Gary ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Maintenance; Minimal repair; Reliability; Replacement; Weibull

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; SCHEDULING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; MINIMAL REPAIR; REPLACEMENT;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 1642436957     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00856-1     Document Type: Article

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