| Article ID: | iaor20052395 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 51 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 332 |
| End Page Number: | 344 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
| Journal: | Naval Research Logistics |
| Authors: | Zuo Ming J., Li Xiaohu |
| Keywords: | quality & reliability |
It is shown, in this note, that the right spread order and the increasing convex order are both preserved under the taking of random maxima, and the total time on test transform order and the increasing concave order are preserved under the taking of random minima. Some inequalities and preservation properties in reliability and economics are given as applications.