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Delay Time Models of Industrial Inspection Maintenance Problems

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Journal of the Operational Research Society

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The technique of delay time analysis is here extended to problems of industrial plant maintenance. A basic model of inspection maintenance is presented, along with models of some of the variations which have been observed in practice. Numerical examples indicate both the nature and sensitivity of the output from the models.

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  1. Department of Operational Research, University of Strathclyde,

    A. H. Christer & W. M. Waller

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  1. A. H. Christer
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Christer, A., Waller, W. Delay Time Models of Industrial Inspection Maintenance Problems. J Oper Res Soc 35, 401–406 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1984.80

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