Title :
On Some Common Interests Among Reliability, Inventory, and Queuing
Author :
Gross, Donald ; Miller, Douglas R. ; Soland, Richard M.
Author_Institution :
Department of Operations Research; George Washington University; Washington, DC 20052 USA.
Abstract :
Queuing networks can be used to model maintained systems. Under many conditions, closed-network queuing theory can be applied to ascertain the availability of such systems. Multi-echelon repairable-item inventory systems are one such class. Problems of common interest to the reliability, queuing, and inventory communities are highlighted, and solution techniques for these problems are presented.
Keywords :
Application software; Availability; Computer network reliability; Hazards; Maintenance; Markov processes; Particle measurements; Performance analysis; Queueing analysis; Telecommunication network reliability; Availability of maintained systems; Multi-echelon repairable inventory; closed networks of queues;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5222116
