| Article ID: | iaor199739 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 69 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 38 |
| End Page Number: | 49 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Sheu Shey-Heui |
| Keywords: | quality & reliability |
A generalized model for determining optimal number of minimal repairs before replacement is introduced which incorporates minimal repair, replacement, and general random repair cost. The expected cost rate is obtained. It is shown that the optimal number