Abstract:

The machine interference problem with balking, reneging, warm spares and N policy was considered.The technique of blocked matrix was  used to derive the obvious iterative formula of the steady-state probability vectors about the availability, failure frequency and the mean time to first failure of the system.  Some numerical analyses were carried out, and the parameters’ effect on the performance measures about reliability is investigated.

Key words:  balk; renege; N-policy; availability; the mean time to first failure