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Inspection Policies for Fault Location

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  • David A. Butler

    (Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon)

  • Gerald J. Lieberman

    (Stanford University, Palo Alto, California)

Abstract

When a system fails it may not be obvious which components are at fault. Locating faulty components to be replaced may require a series of inspections each of which reveals the state (functioning/failed) of one of the components. The order in which components are inspected and replaced can greatly affect the cost to restore the system to an operating condition. This paper investigates inspection sequences for complex coherent systems.

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  • David A. Butler & Gerald J. Lieberman, 1984. "Inspection Policies for Fault Location," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 32(3), pages 566-574, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:32:y:1984:i:3:p:566-574
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.32.3.566
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    1. Louis Anthony Cox & Yuping Qiu, 1994. "Optimal inspection and repair of renewable coherent systems with independent components and constant failure rates," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 41(6), pages 771-788, October.

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