• DocumentCode
    1555864
  • Title

    Optimal age-replacement policy with age-dependent minimal-repair and random-leadtime

  • Author

    Sheu, Shey-Huei ; Griffith, William S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Ind. Manage., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    302
  • Lastpage
    309
  • Abstract
    A generalized age-replacement policy with age-dependent minimal repair and random leadtime is considered. A model is developed for the average cost per unit time and is based on the stochastic behavior of the assumed system and reflects the cost of storing a spare as well as the cost of system downtime. Determination of the minimum-cost policy time is described and illustrated with a numerical example. Because the model and its analysis are general, several existing results are shown to be subsumed by this model
  • Keywords
    ageing; costing; economics; failure analysis; maintenance engineering; optimisation; reliability; stochastic processes; age-dependent minimal-repair; average cost per unit time; inventory; maintenance; minimum-cost policy time; optimal age-replacement policy; random-leadtime; stochastic behavior; Cost function; Councils; Electric shock; Statistics; Stochastic systems; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/24.974128
  • Filename
    974128