Block replacement policies for a two-component system with failure dependence

  1. Philip A. Scarf*,
  2. Mohammed Deara

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2002

DOI: 10.1002/nav.10051

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Naval Research Logistics (NRL)

Naval Research Logistics (NRL)

Volume 50, Issue 1, pages 70–87, February 2003

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Scarf, P. A. and Deara, M. (2003), Block replacement policies for a two-component system with failure dependence. Naval Research Logistics, 50: 70–87. doi: 10.1002/nav.10051

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  1. Centre for Operational Research and Applied Statistics, University of Salford, Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom

*Centre for Operational Research and Applied Statistics, University of Salford, Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 JAN 2003
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUN 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 12 MAR 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2000

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Keywords:

  • maintenance;
  • replacement

Abstract

Block replacement and modified block replacement policies for two-component systems with failure dependence and economic dependence are considered in this paper. Opportunistic maintenance policies are also considered. Where tractable, long-run costs per unit time are calculated using renewal theory based arguments; otherwise simulation studies are carried out. The management implications for the adoption of the various policies are discussed. The usefulness of the results in the paper is illustrated through application to a particular two-component system. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2003

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