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The study of a maintenance float model with gamma failure distribution

CHRISTIAN N. MADU Department of Management Science, Lubin Graduate School of Business, Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY, 10038, U.S.A.
Pages 1305-1323 | Received 01 Sep 1986, Published online: 22 Oct 2007

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Christian N. Madu & Michael N. Chanin. (1992) A regression metamodel of a maintenance float problem with Erlang-2 failure distribution. International Journal of Production Research 30:4, pages 871-885.
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CHRISTIANN. MADU. (1988) Determination of maintenance floats using Buzen's algorithm. International Journal of Production Research 26:8, pages 1385-1394.
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Miroslav Šegvić, Štefica Mrvelj, Marko Matulin & Anita Domitrović. (2022) Closed Loop Airline Rotable Component Float Availability and Control: A Case Study. Transportation Research Procedia 64, pages 128-137.
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Gauri Shankar & Vandana Sahani. (2003) Reliability analysis of a maintenance network with repair and preventive maintenance. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 20:2, pages 268-280.
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Christian N. Madu. 2000. Maintenance, Modeling and Optimization. Maintenance, Modeling and Optimization 133 151 .
Gauri Shankar & Vandana Sahani. (2017) Gert Analysis of Optimal Maintenance Float System. OPSEARCH 34:1, pages 16-26.
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Christian N. Madu, Chu-Hua Kuei & Jau-Hwei Chen. (1995) A decision support systems approach to adjust maintenance float system availability levels. Computers & Industrial Engineering 28:4, pages 773-786.
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Chinho Lin, Christian N. Madu & Chu-Hua Kuei. (1994) A closed queuing maintenance network for a flexible manufacturing system. Microelectronics Reliability 34:11, pages 1733-1744.
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Gauri Shankar & Vandana Sahani. (1994) The study of a maintenance float model with Burr failure distribution. Microelectronics Reliability 34:9, pages 1513-1517.
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Gauri Shankar & Vandana Sahani. (1994) The study of a maintenance float model with gamma failure and two repair centres. Microelectronics Reliability 34:6, pages 1127-1132.
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Chu-Hua Kuei & Christian N. Madu. (1994) Polynomial metamodelling and Taguchi designs in simulation with application to the maintenance float system. European Journal of Operational Research 72:2, pages 364-375.
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Christian N. Madu. (1990) Simulation in manufacturing: A regression metamodel approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering 18:3, pages 381-389.
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Christian N. Madu. (1990) An economic design for optimum maintenance float policy. Computers & Industrial Engineering 18:4, pages 457-469.
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Christian N. Madu, Michael N. Chanin, Nicholas C. Georgantzas & Kuei Chu-Hua. (1990) Coefficient of variation: A critical factor in maintenance float policy. Computers & Operations Research 17:2, pages 177-185.
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Nicholas C. Georgantzas & Christian N. Madu. (1989) Maintenance float policy estimation with imperfect information. Computers & Industrial Engineering 16:2, pages 257-268.
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Christian N. Madu & Nicholas C. Georgantzas. (2007) Waiting Line Effects in Analytical Maintenance Float Policy. Decision Sciences 19:3, pages 521-534.
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