Preservation results for life distributions based on comparisons with asymptotic remaining life under replacements

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

We investigate some preservation properties of two nonparametric classes of survival distributions and their duals, under appropriate reliability operations. The aging properties defining these nonparametric classes are based on comparing the mean life of a new unit to the mean residual life function of the asymptotic remaining survival time of the unit under repeated perfect repairs. They are motivated from a point of view that realistic notions of degradation, applicable to repairable systems, should be based on contrasting some aspect of the remaining life of a repairable unit (under a given repair strategy, such as renewals) to the life of a new unit. © 2000 Applied Probability Trust.

Identifier

0034336852 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Probability

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1239/jap/1014843079

ISSN

00219002

First Page

999

Last Page

1009

Issue

4

Volume

37

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS