| Article ID: | iaor1994102 |
| Country: | Israel |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 947 |
| End Page Number: | 956 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1992 |
| Journal: | Journal of Applied Probability |
| Authors: | Sheu Shey-Huei, Griffith William S. |
The authors consider models of systems of components with dependent life-lengths having certain multivariate distributions. Upon failure, components are repaired. Two types of repair are possible. After perfect repair, a unit has the same life distribution as a new item. After imperfect repair, a unit has the life distribution of an item which is of the same age but has never failed. Different sources of failure are distinguished and affect the probabilities of perfect and imperfect repair.