this paper proposes an efficient algorithm based on memetic algorithm (ma) for a redundancy allocation problem without component mixing (rapcm) in a series-parallel system when the redundancy strategy can be chosen for individual subsystems. majority of the solution methods for the general rapcm assume that the type of a redundancy strategy for each subsystem is pre-determined and known a prior...

This paper discusses the preservation of some stochastic orders between two interdependent series and parallel systems when the survival and distribution functions of all components switch to the exponentiated model. For the series systems, the likelihood ratio, hazard rate, usual, aging faster, aging intensity, convex transform, star, superadditive and dispersive orderings, and for the paralle...

In this paper, we consider series-parallel and parallel-series systems with independent subsystems consisting of dependent homogeneous components whose joint lifetimes are modeled by an Archimedean copula. Then, by considering two such systems with different numbers of components within each subsystem, we establish hazard rate and reversed hazard rate orderings between the two system lifetimes,...

In this paper, we discuss the usual stochastic‎, ‎likelihood ratio, ‎dispersive and convex transform order between two parallel systems with independent heterogeneous extended generalized exponential components. ‎We also establish the usual stochastic order between series systems from two independent heterogeneous extended generalized exponential samples. ‎Finally, ‎we f...

in this paper the real time operation of an automatic teller machine (atm) is analyzed using atimed petri net (tpn) model. in the modeling, the probability of arrivals, the speed andattentiveness of customers (clients) are taken to account. different parameters are based onthe statistical data. the model is simulated for 24 hours. the diagrams of number ofsucceeded customers, failed references ...

fuzzy set based methods have been proved to be effective in handling many types of uncertainties in different fields, including reliability engineering. this paper presents a new approach on fuzzy reliability, based on the use of beta type distribution as membership function. considering experts' ideas and by asking operators linguistic variables, a rule base is designed to determine the level ...

this paper surveys parallel scheduling problems and metrics correlated to and then applys metrics to make decision in comparison to other policy schedulers. parallel processing is new trend in computer science especially in embedded and multicore systems whereas needs more power consumption to reach speed up. the qos requirement for users is to have good responsiveness and for service providers...