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Some Moment Inequalities for the Minimal Repair Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

S. N. U. A. Kirmani  and
Rmaesh C. Gupta
S. N. U. A. Kirmani
Affiliation:
University of Northern lowa Cedar Falls, lowa 52242
Rmaesh C. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsUniversity of Maine Orono, Maine 04469
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Abstract

Some monotonicity properties and bounds on expectations of certain functions of minimal repair times and interminimal repair times are obtained under assumptions on the aging characteristics of the equipment under maintenance.

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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 245 - 255
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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