Extended optimal age-replacement policy with minimal repair of a system subject to shocks

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-181

  Chien, Yu Hung ^a   Sheu, Shey Huei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age replacement; Maintenance; Minimal repair; Non homogeneous Poisson process; Optimization

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AGE-REPLACEMENT; MINIMAL REPAIR; NON-HOMOGENEOUS POISSON PROCESSES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33845267446     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.01.032     Document Type: Article

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