What is it about?
When systems are too critical to stop, we use backups. One powerful back will be cheaper to obtain and maintain. However, it may be risky to keep all the eggs in one basket, and it may be better to split your capacity into small units. We studied this question to answer the proper usage of each strategy.
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Why is it important?
The economy of scale versus the availability of a critical system is an underinvestigated problem
Perspectives
Designing a high-risk system is a challengeable task. This paper adds some insights about the economy of scale vs the system availability.
Mohamed Grida
Zagazig University
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This page is a summary of: Repairable 3-out-of-4: Cold standby system availability, January 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
DOI: 10.1109/ram.2017.7889797.
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