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Multi-state k-out-of-n systems and their performance evaluation

Zhigang Tian Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 2W1
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Ming J. Zuo Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G8
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Richard C.M. Yam Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Pages 32-44 | Received 01 Jun 2006, Accepted 01 Dec 2007, Published online: 12 Nov 2008

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