• DocumentCode
    1345332
  • Title

    Discrete-Time Ordering Policies

  • Author

    Kaio, Naoto ; Osaki, Shunji

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Industrial Engineering; Faculty of Engineering; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima 730 JAPAN.
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    405
  • Lastpage
    406
  • Abstract
    Optimum ordering policies are discussed for units with discrete failure-time distributions. The results can include a negative ordering time. Under certain conditions, there exists a finite and unique optimum policy minimizing the s-expected cost rate.
  • Keywords
    Airplanes; Chromium; Cost function; Reliability theory; Time measurement; Tires; US Department of Transportation; Discrete failure-time distribution; Optimization; Ordering policy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1979.5220660
  • Filename
    5220660