Title :
A replacement policy maximizing MTTF of a system with several spare units
Author :
Nakagawa, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Aichi Inst. of Technol., Toyota, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A replacement policy is considered that maximizes mean time-to-failure (MTTF) of a system with N spare units. The optimum replacement time of a system with k spares (k=1, 2, ..., N) is derived successively from MTTF with k-1 spares by induction. The maximum MTTF is approximately given by a reciprocal of the hazard rate
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability theory; MTTF maximisation; hazard rate; mean time-to-failure; optimum replacement time; reliability; replacement policy; Hazards; Reliability theory;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
