DocumentCode
1341748
Title
Optimization of System Reliability by Branch-and-Bound
Author
McLeavey, Dennis W. ; McLeavey, Janet A.
Author_Institution
Department of Management Science//College of Business Administration//University of Rhode Island//Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 USA.
Issue
5
fYear
1976
Firstpage
327
Lastpage
329
Abstract
This paper compares two approximation procedures with the implicit enumeration technique for solving reliability optimization problems. The integer nature of the problem is stressed and suggestions are made for evaluating future efforts to solve the problem.
Keywords
Approximation algorithms; Costs; Design engineering; Guidelines; Optimization methods; Programming profession; Redundancy; Reliability engineering; Resource management; Testing; Approximation algorithm; Implicit enumeration; Optimization algorithm; Parallel redundancy; Standby redundancy; System reliability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1976.5220027
Filename
5220027
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