Optimal periodic replacement policy for repairable products under free-repair warranty

2007 ◽  
Vol 176 (3) ◽  
pp. 1678-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruey Huei Yeh ◽  
Ming-Yuh Chen ◽  
Chen-Yi Lin
Author(s):  
SHEY-HUEI SHEU ◽  
YAN-CHUN CHEN ◽  
LI-HSIU TENG

This investigation considers a generalized inspection policy for a deteriorating production system with general random minimal repair costs. The inspection times for the inspection strategy are assumed to be non-negligible. Additionally, uncertainty probabilities associated with inspections are introduced. Using a dynamic programming formulation, the optimal inspection time for maximizing profit per unit time for a given overhaul/replacement time is determined. Next, the procedure is extended to determine the optimal periodic overhaul/replacement time, as well as the optimal number of inspections and their schedule.


2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (03) ◽  
pp. 1240020
Author(s):  
FU-MIN CHANG ◽  
YU-HUNG CHIEN

This paper presents the effects of a free minimal repair warranty (FMRW) on the periodic replacement policy under discrete operating circumstance. For the discrete-time periodic replacement policy, a product is preventively replaced at pre-specified operation cycles N, 2N, 3N, … (N = 1, 2, …). When the product fails, a minimal repair is performed at the time of failure and the failure rate is not disturbed by each repair. From the customer's perspective, the cost models are developed for both a warranted and a nonwarranted product, and the corresponding optimal periodic replacement policies are derived such that the long-run expected cost rates are minimized. Under the assumption of the discrete time increasing failure rate (IFR), the existence and uniqueness of the optimal N* are shown, and the impacts of a FMRW on the optimal replacement policies are investigated analytically. We found that the optimal N* for a warranted product should be adjusted toward the end of the warranty period.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-406
Author(s):  
Wenke Gao ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Tianshu Yang ◽  
Hong Ji ◽  
Yin Chen

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Sgarbossa ◽  
Alessandro Persona ◽  
Hoang Pham

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