Burn-in When Repair Costs Vary With Time

Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management > Volume 31(1); 2003 > Article

Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management 2003;31(1): 142-.

ABSTRACT

Burn-in is a widely used method to eliminate the initial failures. Preventive maintenance policy such as block replacement with minimal repair at failure is often used in field operation. In this, paper burn-in and maintenance policy are taken into consideration at the same time. The cost of a minimal repair is assumed to be a non-decreasing function of its age. The problems of determining optimal burn-in times and optimal maintenance policy are considered.

Key Words: Burn-in;Preventive maintenance;Repair;