Multi-objective reliability optimization for dissimilar-unit cold-standby systems using a genetic algorithm

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1562-1571

  Azaron, Amir ^a   Perkgoz, Cahit ^b   Katagiri, Hideki ^b   Kato, Kosuke ^b   Sakawa, Masatoshi ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Graph theory; Markov processes; Multiple objective programming; Reliability optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; MARKOV PROCESSES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAMMING THEORY; RELIABILITY; TOPOLOGY;

APPROXIMATION TECHNIQUES; CONTINUOUS RELAXATIONS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; DOUBLE STRINGS; GENERALIZED ERLANG DISTRIBUTIONS; GOAL ATTAINMENTS; INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS; MEAN TIME TO FAILURES; MULTIPLE COMPONENTS; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; PARALLEL CONFIGURATIONS; PURCHASE COSTS; REDUNDANT SYSTEMS; REFERENCE SOLUTIONS; RELIABILITY OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY OPTIMIZATIONS; STANDBY SYSTEMS; SYSTEM RELIABILITIES; TIME TO FAILURES;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 55749096731     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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