It is shown that the reliability improvement factor has an asymptotic behaviour that can be inferred directly, rather than by computational example; a shorter derivation is also presented. Dominant asymptotic terms for an N-element redundant system are derived.
W. S. Jewell, (1967) Letter to the Editor—Comments on “Reliability Considerations for a Two Element Redundant System with Generalized Repair Times”. Operations Research 15(1):157-159.
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