Title :
Optimal Ordering and Replacement for a 1-Unit System
Author :
Mine, Hisashi ; Kawai, Hajime
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Applied Mathematics & Physics; Faculty of Engineering; Kyoto University; Kyoto 606 JAPAN.
Abstract :
A problem of ordering and replacement for a unit which degrades is discussed. The optimal age for ordering and for preventive replacement, which minimizes the total s-expected cost per unit time in an infinite time span, is obtained. Some numerical examples are presented.
Keywords :
Art; Chromium; Cost function; Degradation; Failure analysis; Frequency; H infinity control; Reliability theory; Cost rate; Ordering; Preventive replacement;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1977.5220153
