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ON STOCHASTIC COMPARISONS FOR LOAD-SHARING SERIES AND PARALLEL SYSTEMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2016

Maxim Finkelstein  and
Nil Kamal Hazra
Maxim Finkelstein
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa ITMO University, 49 Kronverkskiy pr., St. Petersburg 197101, Russia E-mail: FinkelM@ufs.ac.za
Nil Kamal Hazra
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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Abstract

We study the allocation strategies for redundant components in the load-sharing series/parallel systems. We show that under the specified assumptions, the allocation of a redundant component to the stochastically weakest (strongest) component of a series (parallel) system is the best strategy to achieve its maximal reliability. The results have been studied under cumulative exposure model and for a general scenario as well. They have a clear intuitive meaning; however, the corresponding additional assumptions are not obvious, which can be seen from the proofs of our theorems.

Keywords

accelerated lifetime modelcumulative exposure modelhazard rate functionreversed hazard rate functionstochastic ordersvirtual age

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , July 2017 , pp. 311 - 329
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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