Note on optimal partition problems in reliability models

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-287

  Nakagawa, Toshio ^a   Yasui, Kazumi ^a   Sandoh, Hiroaki ^b  

^a AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Univ of Mktg and Distr Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Data communication systems; Inspection; Maintenance reliability

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY;

DOUBLE MODULUS REDUNDANCY (DMR); INSPECTION POLICY; MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY; PARTITION PROBLEMS;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 9144262469     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510410564909     Document Type: Article

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