
In the paper a formula is derived from which the mean life of nonrepairable systems (whose components have constant failure rates) can be written down by inspecting the list of system working states. The formula is simple to use and has an important property in that it leads to an expression whose terms all have the same (positive) sign.
Risk, Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection in operations research, Applications of Markov renewal processes (reliability, queueing networks, etc.), 2208 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Reliability and Quality, Loaded standby, Mean life, 2213 Safety
Risk, Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection in operations research, Applications of Markov renewal processes (reliability, queueing networks, etc.), 2208 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Reliability and Quality, Loaded standby, Mean life, 2213 Safety
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