Optimal age-replacement policy for renewing warranted products

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-237

  Chen, J A ^a   Chien, Y H ^b  

^a KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

age replacement policy; general failure model; long run expected cost rate; minimal repair; renewing free replacement warranty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993740382     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1748006XJRR52     Document Type: Article

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