Abstract:Queuing models can be useful in solving many complex reliability problems. Component failures are usually interpreted as the arrival of customers and the repair or replacement of failed components is typically associated with the service facility. A distinctive characteristic of queues in reliability is that requests for service are usually generated by a finite customer population because, in general, there are a limited number of units, e.g., machines which can fail, and when they are all in the system, bein… Show more
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