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In this paper we review some of the recent results on the reliability of the linearly ordered consecutive-k-out-of-n:F systems. We also examine repairable systems of this type and propose new models for their static and dynamic optimization. Potential applications are also discussed.
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Tzafestas, S., Botsaris, C., Philippou, A. (1987). New Results on the Analysis and Optimization of A k-Out-of-n:F System with Repair. In: Tzafestas, S., Singh, M., Schmidt, G. (eds) System Fault Diagnostics, Reliability and Related Knowledge-Based Approaches. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3929-5_15
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