Periodic Renewal of Spare Parts Using Weibull

The periodical renewal of spare parts in a manufacturing system is optimized by a novel approach using the well-known Weibull distribution. In essence, this is achieved by the use of a geometrical stepping in the description of the reliability to the points of renewal, hence, the spare parts required in the system to achieve the reliability target are then determined. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.