Stochastic Properties of a Sequence of Interfailure Times under Minimal Repair and under Revival,

Abstract

Most of the literature on the topic of interfailure times following repair is based on the assumption of maximal repair; that is, a failed item is restored to a condition equal to that of a new item. For some applications, the validity of this assumption has been challenged. This paper studies the situation wherein the failed item is assumed to have been restored to a condition equal to its condition just prior to failure. This is known as minimal repair. The author contrasts the two repair policies, cites some implications of minimal repair, and obtains some preservation properties. Finally, the draws attention to the fact that under certain conditions, minimal repair actions generate a class of survival functions which cannot be described by any of the well known properties of ageing studied in reliability theory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1983
Accession Number
ADA145003

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  • H. S. Balaban
  • N. D. Singpurwalla

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  • George Washington University

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