Title :
Optimization of System Reliability by Branch-and-Bound
Author :
McLeavey, Dennis W. ; McLeavey, Janet A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Management Science//College of Business Administration//University of Rhode Island//Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 USA.
Abstract :
This paper compares two approximation procedures with the implicit enumeration technique for solving reliability optimization problems. The integer nature of the problem is stressed and suggestions are made for evaluating future efforts to solve the problem.
Keywords :
Approximation algorithms; Costs; Design engineering; Guidelines; Optimization methods; Programming profession; Redundancy; Reliability engineering; Resource management; Testing; Approximation algorithm; Implicit enumeration; Optimization algorithm; Parallel redundancy; Standby redundancy; System reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5220027
