Purpose – To provide a brief introduction to warranty analysis and a classification of general repairs. To introduce the notion of accelerated probability distribution and use it to model imperfect warranty repairs. Design/methodology/approach – The notion of accelerated probability...

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Purpose – To determine the optimal software warranty period in continuous and discrete circumstances where the difference between the software testing environment and the operational environment can be characterised by an environment factor. Design/methodology/approach – Software reliability...