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A capital equipment replacement model for a fleet with variable size

P.A. Scarf (Centre for OR and Applied Statistics, University of Salford, UK)
O. Bouamra (Centre for OR and Applied Statistics, University of Salford, UK)

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Article publication date: 1 March 1999

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Abstract

A replacement model over two cycles, with decision variables based on age at replacement of the current fleet and size of the new fleet is considered. In order to consider both age at replacement and fleet size, the concept of penalty cost for unmet demand is introduced and modelled using results from birth‐and‐death processes. Optimal values for decision variables may be found through minimization of the total discounted cost per unit time or the equivalent rent value. The role of the penalty cost and its influence on decision variables is emphasized. A numerical solution is proposed and illustrated using data on a particular fleet of medical equipment.

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Scarf, P.A. and Bouamra, O. (1999), "A capital equipment replacement model for a fleet with variable size", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552519910257050

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