A nearly optimal inspection policy for a two-component series system

• Published in: Journal of quality in maintenance engineering Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 171 - 185
• Main Authors: Maaroufi, Ghofrane, Chelbi, Anis, Rezg, Nidhal, Daoud, Ait-Kadi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 11.05.2015
• Subjects: Complexity; Cost engineering; Decision making; Failure; Inspection; Inspections; Maintenance; Maintenance costs; Management science & operations; Mathematical models; Optimization; Policies; Probability distribution; Quality management/systems; Random variables; Thresholds; Inspection strategies; Condition-based maintenance; Series systems

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine a nearly optimal inspection sequence for a series system consisting of two components subject to gradual deterioration and whose failures are not self-announcing and can be detected only through inspection. Design/methodology/approach – The problem...