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Optimal arrangement of components via pairwise rearrangements
Author(s) -
Boland Philip J.,
Proschan Frank,
Tong Y. L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
naval research logistics (nrl)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1520-6750
pISSN - 0894-069X
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6750(198912)36:6<807::aid-nav3220360606>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - pairwise comparison , component (thermodynamics) , monotonic function , property (philosophy) , reliability (semiconductor) , criticality , function (biology) , mathematics , mathematical optimization , computer science , statistics , physics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , power (physics) , epistemology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology , nuclear physics , thermodynamics
We introduce the notion of comparison of the criticality of two nodes in a coherent system, and devlop a monotonicity property of the reliability function under component pairwise rearrangement. We use this property to find the optimal component arrangement. Worked examples illustrate the methods proposed.