Reliability of manufacturing equipment in complex environments

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 231-254

  Kharoufeh, Jeffrey P ^a   Cox, Steven M ^b   Oxley, Mark E ^c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Office of the Secretary of Defense   (United States)

^c Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 84884973541     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-011-0839-x     Document Type: Article

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