Abstract

Consider a multicomponent system consisting of two series subsystems. One contains identical components connected in parallel, while the other has nonalike components connected in series. Each component has constant hazard rate, while the subsequent repairs follow some general distributions. The supplementary variable technique developed by Kielson and Kooharian [1] and the phase technique are used to obtain the various time-dependent and steady-state solutions for the system. A numerical illustration compares the effect of two repair policies on the behavior of the system. The optimum number of components connected in parallel is obtained.

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