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.