Answer to an open problem about stochastic comparison of parallel systems with geometric components

Authors

Mahmoud Affouf, Kean University
Jiantian Wang, Kean University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Abstract

Mao and Hu [5] left an open problem about the hazard rate order between two parallel systems of n geometric components. Du et al. [3] solved the problem for n=2. Wang [6] gave the answer to the problem for n up to 9. In this short note, we solve the open problem for any n.

Publication Title

Operations Research Letters

First Page Number

176

Last Page Number

178

DOI

10.1016/j.orl.2023.02.001

Recommended Citation

Affouf, Mahmoud and Wang, Jiantian, "Answer to an open problem about stochastic comparison of parallel systems with geometric components" (2023). Kean Publications. 214.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/214