IIMB Management Review

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A Note on the Multi-Component Deterministic Opportunistic Replacement

Prof. A K Rao and M R Rao
1996
Working Paper No
80
Body

Researchers in the past dealt with the optimization problem relating to deterministic opportunistic replacement problem. Complete solutions were obtained for a two component situation for both finite and infinite time horizon. For the multicomponent opportunistic replacements with fixed time horizon, a mixed integer linear programming formulation is given in the literature. In this paper, an alternative approach to solving the two-component problem is given. A Dyanamic Programming approach to solve the two-component problem which can be extended to K-component situation is also discussed. The mixed integer programming formulation is modified and compututaional advantages are dicussed.

Key words
Opportunistic ,Component
WP.IIMB_.80.pdf (1.36 MB)

A Note on the Multi-Component Deterministic Opportunistic Replacement

Author(s) Name: Prof. A K Rao and M R Rao, 1996
Working Paper No : 80
Abstract:

Researchers in the past dealt with the optimization problem relating to deterministic opportunistic replacement problem. Complete solutions were obtained for a two component situation for both finite and infinite time horizon. For the multicomponent opportunistic replacements with fixed time horizon, a mixed integer linear programming formulation is given in the literature. In this paper, an alternative approach to solving the two-component problem is given. A Dyanamic Programming approach to solve the two-component problem which can be extended to K-component situation is also discussed. The mixed integer programming formulation is modified and compututaional advantages are dicussed.

Keywords: Opportunistic ,Component
WP.IIMB_.80.pdf (1.36 MB)