Optimization of cost and downtime for replacement model following the expiration of warranty

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 995-1003

  Jung, Ki Mun ^a   Han, Sung Sil ^b   Park, Dong Ho ^c  

^a Kyungsung University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Expected cost rate; Expected downtime; Optimal maintenance period; Overall value function; Replacement model

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE PERIOD; REPLACEMENT MODEL;

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY;

EID: 39749159847     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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