An overview of the recent advances in delay-time-based maintenance modelling

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-178

  Wang, Wenbin ^a  

^a University of Science and Technology Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Delay time; Inspection; Maintenance; Optimisation; Repair; Replacement

Indexed keywords

DECISION VARIABLES; DELAY TIME; FAILURE PROCESS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INSPECTION INTERVALS; INSPECTION PLANNING; MODELING TECHNIQUE; OPTIMISATIONS; PLANT MAINTENANCE; REPLACEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION;

REPAIR;

EID: 84863655118     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2012.04.004     Document Type: Review

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