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Optimal maintenance‐repair policies for the machine repair problem

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We consider a model with M + N identical machines. As many as N of these can be working at any given time and the others act as standby spares. Working machines fail at exponential rate λ, spares fail at exponential rale γ, and failed machines are repaired at exponential rate μ. The control variables are λ. μ, and the number of removable repairman, S, to be operated at any given time. Using the criterion of total expected discounted cost, we show that λ, S, and μ are monotonic functions of the number of failed machines M, N, the discount factor, and for the finite time horizon model, the amount of time remaining.

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  • S. Christian Albright, 1980. "Optimal maintenance‐repair policies for the machine repair problem," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(1), pages 17-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navlog:v:27:y:1980:i:1:p:17-27
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.3800270103
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    1. Armando Z. Milioni & Stanley R. Pliska, 1988. "Optimal inspection under semi‐markovian deterioration: Basic results," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 35(5), pages 373-392, October.
    2. F. A. Van Der Duyn Schouten & P. Wartenhorst, 1993. "A two‐machine repair model with variable repair rate," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 40(4), pages 495-523, June.
    3. B. D. Sivazlian & K. H. Wang, 1990. "Diffusion approximation to the G/G/R machine repair problem with warm standby spares," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(5), pages 753-772, October.
    4. Fang, Yi-Ping & Sansavini, Giovanni, 2019. "Optimum post-disruption restoration under uncertainty for enhancing critical infrastructure resilience," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 185(C), pages 1-11.

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