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Comparisons of replacement policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Naftali A. Langberg
Naftali A. Langberg*
Affiliation:
University of Haifa
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Statistics, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel 31999, Israel.
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Abstract

For independent random lifelengths of the units in use stochastic comparisons of the number of failures and removal in [0,s] under age and block replacement policies are performed. A new concept of NBU (NWU) in sequence is introduced.

Keywords

AGE AND BLOCK REPLACEMENT POLICIESSTOCHASTIC ORDERINGREMOVALSFAILURESNBU (NWU) IN SEQUENCE

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , December 1988, pp. 780 - 788
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1988 

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Footnotes

Research partly carried out at the University of Pittsburgh, supported by grant no. AF OSR-0113.

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