On optimal upgrade level for used products under given cost structures

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 286-291

  Shafiee, Mahmood ^a,b   Finkelstein, Maxim ^c,d   Chukova, Stefanka ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cost models; Failure free warranty; Uncertain reliability improvement; Upgrade action; Used product

Indexed keywords

COST MODELS; FAILURE-FREE WARRANTY; UNCERTAIN RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT; UPGRADE ACTION; USED PRODUCT;

OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; RELIABILITY; REPAIR; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COSTS;

EID: 78751569647     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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