Reliability analysis based on the losses from failures

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 311-335

  Todinov, M T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of failure; Losses from failures; Monte Carlo simulation; Net present value; Optimization; Reliability; Reliability allocation; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COST OF FAILURE; LOSSES FROM FAILURES; NET PRESENT VALUE; RELIABILITY ALLOCATION;

RELIABILITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 33645320858     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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