Patterns of the Birnbaum importance in linear consecutive-k-out-of-n systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-290

  Zhu, Xiaoyan ^a   Yao, Qingzhu ^a   Kuo, Way ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Birnbaum importance; component assignment problem; importance pattern; Reliability engineering

Indexed keywords

ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; BIRNBAUM IMPORTANCE; COMPONENT RELIABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL TESTS; CONSECUTIVE-K-OUT-OF-N SYSTEM; IMPORTANCE PATTERN; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ORDER; RELIABILITY ENGINEERING; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; SYSTEM SIZE;

RELIABILITY;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84863055434     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0740817X.2011.566909     Document Type: Article

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