• DocumentCode
    1349383
  • Title

    A Replacement Policy Based on Limits for the Repair Cost Rate

  • Author

    Beichelt, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    University for Information Electronics, Ingenieurhochschule Mittweida; Department of Mathematics; 9250 Mittweida, Platz der DSF 17; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    401
  • Lastpage
    403
  • Abstract
    A new replacement policy is proposed: At the moment when the repair cost rate reaches or exceeds a fixed level, the system is replaced. This policy is compared with the economic lifetime policy. An example is presented.
  • Keywords
    Cost function; History; Stochastic processes; Stochastic systems; Economic life; First passage time; Long-run maintenance cost; Stochastic repair cost;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1982.5221393
  • Filename
    5221393