Title :
Age Replacement Policies for Weibull Failure Times
Author :
Tadikamalla, Pandu R.
Author_Institution :
Graduate School of Business; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA.
fDate :
4/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Barlow´s age replacement policy with Weibull failure times is considered. The optimal replacement interval and the minimum cost of operation are tabulated for a wide range of the Weibull parameters.
Keywords :
Calculus; Cost function; Life estimation; Logistics; Maintenance engineering; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Sensitivity analysis; Tellurium; Weibull distribution; Age replacement; Optimal policy; Weibull distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1980.5220728
