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Reward optimization of a repairable system

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  • Castro, I.T.
  • Pérez-Ocón, R.

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This paper analyzes a system subject to repairable and non-repairable failures. Non-repairable failures lead to replacement of the system. Repairable failures, first lead to repair but they lead to replacement after a fixed number of repairs. Operating and repair times follow phase type distributions (PH-distributions) and the pattern of the operating times is modelled by a geometric process. In this context, the problem is to find the optimal number of repairs, which maximizes the long-run average reward per unit time. To this end, the optimal number is determined and it is obtained by efficient numerical procedures.

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  • Castro, I.T. & Pérez-Ocón, R., 2006. "Reward optimization of a repairable system," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 91(3), pages 311-319.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:91:y:2006:i:3:p:311-319
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.01.009
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    1. Chen, Jinyuan & Li, Zehui, 2008. "An extended extreme shock maintenance model for a deteriorating system," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 93(8), pages 1123-1129.
    2. Guan Jun Wang & Yuan Lin Zhang, 2016. "Optimal replacement policy for a two-dissimilar-component cold standby system with different repair actions," International Journal of Systems Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(5), pages 1021-1031, April.
    3. Levitin, Gregory & Xing, Liudong & Dai, Yuanshun, 2015. "Optimal loading of system with random repair time," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 247(1), pages 137-143.
    4. Arnold, Richard & Chukova, Stefanka & Hayakawa, Yu & Marshall, Sarah, 2020. "Geometric-Like Processes: An Overview and Some Reliability Applications," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 201(C).
    5. Miaomiao Yu & Yinghui Tang, 2017. "Optimal replacement policy based on maximum repair time for a random shock and wear model," TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 25(1), pages 80-94, April.
    6. Zhang, Yuan Lin & Wang, Guan Jun, 2009. "A geometric process repair model for a repairable cold standby system with priority in use and repair," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 94(11), pages 1782-1787.
    7. Leung, Kit Nam Francis & Zhang, Yuan Lin & Lai, Kin Keung, 2011. "Analysis for a two-dissimilar-component cold standby repairable system with repair priority," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 96(11), pages 1542-1551.
    8. Yu, Miaomiao & Tang, Yinghui & Liu, Liping & Cheng, Jiang, 2013. "A phase-type geometric process repair model with spare device procurement and repairman’s multiple vacations," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 225(2), pages 310-323.
    9. Zhao, Bing & Yue, Dequan & Liao, Haitao & Liu, Yuanhui & Zhang, Xiaohong, 2021. "Performance analysis and optimization of a cold standby system subject to δ-shocks and imperfect repairs," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
    10. Levitin, Gregory & Xing, Liudong & Dai, Yuanshun, 2015. "Optimal backup frequency in system with random repair time," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 12-22.
    11. Sarada, Y. & Shenbagam, R., 2021. "Optimization of a repairable deteriorating system subject to random threshold failure using preventive repair and stochastic lead time," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).

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