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A note describing the marginal benefits of spares on availability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

A. Stulman  and
A. Mehrez
A. Stulman*
Affiliation:
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
A. Mehrez*
Affiliation:
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84 120, P.O. Box 653, Israel.
∗ Postal address: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84 120, P.O. Box 653, Israel.
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Abstract

In this note we consider the marginal effect of adding an additional spare to a system containing operating units and their spares. We shall see that under the circumstance that the number of spares is greater than the number of repair facilities, the marginal effect will assume a simple interesting structure.

Keywords

MARGINAL AVAILABILITYBIRTH-DEATH PROCESS
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 890 - 893
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1982 

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References

Barlow, R. and Proschan, F. (1965) The Mathematical Theory of Reliability. Wiley, New York.Google Scholar