Zhu, Y.; Elsayed, E.A.; Liao, H.; Chan, L.Y. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 202 (2010) 3, pp. 781-788
This paper considers a competing risk (degradation and sudden failure) maintenance situation. A maintenance model and a repair cost model are presented. The degradation state of the units is continuously monitored. When either the degradation level reaches a predetermined threshold or a sudden...