Title :
Optimal Age Replacement Policies for Items from a Mixture
Author :
Murthy, D.N.P. ; Maxwell, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Queensland, St. Lucia (Qld) 4067 AUSTRALIA.
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optimal age-replacement policy with items drawn from a mixture of two types is discussed. Conditions under which it is worth testing (at a cost) to obtain the extra information of item type are derived and a numerical example presented.
Keywords :
Cost function; Failure analysis; Hazards; Manufacturing; Reliability engineering; Testing; Age replacement; Information; Mixture; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1981.5221020
