Abstract
This paper investigates the heterogeneity of components with proportional hazard rates in a redundant system. The total number of those standbys surviving the failure time of some active component is derived, and the algorithm to determine the optimal number of standbys is also discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 56-60 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Operations Research Letters |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Binomial distribution
- Failure rate
- Heterogeneity
- Majorization order
- Order statistics
- Reliability
- Stochastic order
- Warm standby