Maintenance and replacement policies under technological obsolescence
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The technological obsolescence of a unit is characterized by the existence of challenger units displaying identical functionalities, but with higher performances. This paper aims to define and model in a realistic way, possible maintenance policies of a system including replacement strategies when one type of challenger unit is available. The comparison of these possible strategies is performed based on a Monte Carlo estimation of the costs they incur. & 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rel. Eng. & Sys. Safety
دوره 94 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009