Title :
Reliability of k-out-of-n:G system in supply chain based on Markov chain
Author :
Liu, Yang ; Li, Jinlin ; Jia, Xujie
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. & Econ., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing
Abstract :
From the point of the process of distribution service, a Markov chain based method is proposed for analyzing the reliability of supply chain. This paper presents an analytic method for determining the reliability of supply chains for logistics systems. By introducing the model of k -out-of- n :G system in reliability into the studies of supply chain, an evaluation method is suggested. And the reliability of distribution service is obtained when the distribution center operates steadily. These indexes have practical and significant meaning for evaluating the supply chain system reliability performance and can also be used to improve the reliability management.
Keywords :
Markov processes; reliability; supply chains; Markov chain; distribution service; reliability management; supply chains; Availability; Costs; Interference; Logistics; Merchandise; Reliability theory; Stochastic processes; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technology management; Markov chain; Reliability; Supply Chain; k -out-of- n :G system;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2008. IEEE/SOLI 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2012-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2013-1
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2008.4686618
