| Article ID: | iaor20032764 |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 249 |
| End Page Number: | 256 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Journal: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Yadavalli V.S.S., Bekker A., Botha M. |
| Keywords: | maintenance, repair & replacement |
Asymptotic confidence limits for the steady state availability of a two-unit parallel system are studied, with the assumption that the repair facility is not available for a random time after each repair completion. This non-availability period of the repair facility is referred to as a ‘preparation time’ and is similar to the ‘dead time’ in counter models.