TY - JOUR
T1 - On the availability of a k-out-of-N system given limited spares and repair capacity under a condition based maintenance strategy
AU - de Smidt-Destombes, K.S.
AU - van der Heijden, M.C.
AU - van Harten, A.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This paper considers a k-out-of-N system with identical, repairable components. Maintenance is initiated when the number of failed components exceeds some critical level. After a possible set-up time, all failed components are replaced by spares. A multi-server repair shop repairs the failed components. The system availability depends on the spare part stock level, the maintenance policy and the repair capacity. We present a mathematical model supporting the trade-off between these three parameters. We present both an exact and an approximate approach to analyse our model. In some numerical experiments, we provide insight on the impact of repair capacity, number of spares and preventive maintenance policy on the availability. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - This paper considers a k-out-of-N system with identical, repairable components. Maintenance is initiated when the number of failed components exceeds some critical level. After a possible set-up time, all failed components are replaced by spares. A multi-server repair shop repairs the failed components. The system availability depends on the spare part stock level, the maintenance policy and the repair capacity. We present a mathematical model supporting the trade-off between these three parameters. We present both an exact and an approximate approach to analyse our model. In some numerical experiments, we provide insight on the impact of repair capacity, number of spares and preventive maintenance policy on the availability. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ress.2003.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ress.2003.10.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0951-8320
VL - 83
SP - 287
EP - 300
JO - Reliability Engineering and System Safety
JF - Reliability Engineering and System Safety
IS - 3
ER -