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Stochastic Models of Reliability and Maintenance: An Overview

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Reliability and Maintenance of Complex Systems

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 154))

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An overview of some mathematical models of reliability and maintenance is presented. Emphasis is laid on some more recent developments, which use tool from the theory of stochastic processes. This framework allows to observe reliability systems on different information levels and to optimize maintenance actions.

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  1. Institute of Stochastics, University of Ulm, Ulm, D 89069, Germany

    Uwe Jensen

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 80815, Bebek-İstanbul, Turkey

    Süleyman Özekici

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Jensen, U. (1996). Stochastic Models of Reliability and Maintenance: An Overview. In: Özekici, S. (eds) Reliability and Maintenance of Complex Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 154. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03274-9_1

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