A computational model for determining the optimal preventive maintenance policy with random breakdowns and imperfect repairs

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 332-339

  Shirmohammadi, Ali Haj ^a   Zhang, Zhe George ^b,c   Love, Ernie ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fixed cycle times; Imperfect emergency repair; Preventive replacement; Random failure; Renewal theory

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FAILURE MODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REPAIR;

FIXED CYCLE TIME; IMPERFECT EMERGENCY REPAIR; PREVENTIVE REPLACEMENT; RANDOM FAILURE;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 34250304278     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.2007.896747     Document Type: Article

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