| Article ID: | iaor1994107 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 617 |
| End Page Number: | 631 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
| Journal: | Naval Research Logistics |
| Authors: | Koutras Markos V., Papastravridis Stravros G. |
The Stein-Chen method for establishing Poisson convergence is used to approximate the reliability of coherent systems with exponential-type distribution functions. These bounds lead to quite general limit theorems for the lifetime distribution of large coherent systems.