Generalized multicomponent systems under cannibalization

Murray Hochberg

Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1973, vol. 20, issue 4, 585-605

Abstract: Using the theory of Hirsch, Meisner, and Boll, we study the consequences of interchanging parts within a generalized coherent structure. This procedure has been termed “cannibalization.” The theory of cannibalization is extended to the case where each component can operate at several levels of partial performance and a representation theorem is derived, which expresses the state of a system as a function of the number of working parts at each level. The stochastic theory of these systems is then investigated.

Date: 1973
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