Periodic inspection policy with preventive maintenance

Toshio Nakagawa

Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1984, vol. 31, issue 1, 33-40

Abstract: This article considers a modified inspection policy with periodic check intervals, where the unit after check has the same age as before with probability p and is as good as new with probability q. The mean time to failure and the expected number of checks before failure are derived, forming renewal‐type equations. The total expected cost and the expected cost per unit of time until detection of failure are obtained. Optimum inspection policies which minimize the expected costs are given as a numerical example.

Date: 1984
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