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Information Sciences Letters

Information Sciences Letters

Abstract

In this paper, we deal with a warm case of standby system made up of two-dissimilar-units. One of these units is a high quality unit, while the other is a low quality one and may require repairs or replacement with a different lesser device in the event of failure, so the first unit is given priority in use. Assume that an arbitrary distribution for repairing the main unit and standby unit. We also examine all transition probabilities and calculate mean sojourn time, availability, and repair time. In the end, we use all of the previous measurments to evaluate the cost-benefit of the system.

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