Applied Probability
Reliability Theory
Stochastic Orderings
- Stochastic block-monotonicity in the approximation of the
stationary distribution of infinite Markov chains (with Y. Zhao),
Stochastic Models, 16 (2000), 313-333.
- Stochastic models for dependent life lengths induced by common
pure jump shock environments, Journal of Applied
Probability, 37 (2000), 453-469.
- Majorization of weighted trees: A new tool to study correlated
stochastic systems (with Susan Xu), Mathematics of Operations
Research, 25 (2000), 298-323.
- Stochastic bounds and dependence properties of survival times
in a multicomponent shock model (with S. Xu), Journal of
Multivariate Analysis, 76 (2001), 63-89.
- On the dependence structure and bounds of correlated parallel
queues and their applications to synchronized stochastic
systems,(with Susan Xu), Journal of Applied Probability.
37 (2000), 1020-1043.
- On the Dependence Structure of a system of components with a
multivariate shot-noise hazard rate process, Advances in
Mathematics Research (G. Oyibo, Ed.), (2002), 109-133.
- Directionally convex comparison of correlated first passage
times, (with Susan Xu) Methodology and Computing in Applied
Probability, 4 (2002), 365-379.
- Imperfect repair models with preventive maintenance,
(with Moshe Shaked), Journal of Applied Probability, 40 (2003), 1043-1059.
- Association of multivariate phase-type distributions
with applications to shock models, Statistics and Probability
Letters, 64 (2003), 381-392.
- A greedy algorithm for the
general multidimensional knapsack problem, (with Y. Akcay, S. Xu)
Annals of Operations Research, (2003) (to appear).
- On the coordinated random group replacement policy in
multivariate repairable systems, (with Susan Xu), Operations
Research, 52 (2004), 464-477.
- A multivariate cumulative damage shock
model with block preventive maintenance, (with S. Xu), Stochastic Models, (2004) (to appear).
- Opportunistic maintenance for multi-component shock models,
(with L. Cui), Mathematical Methods of Operations Research,
(2004) (to appear).
- Multivariate risk model of phase type, (with J. Cai),
Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 36 (2005), 137-152.
- Stochastic comparison of age-dependent block
replacement policies, Methodology and Computing in Applied
Probability, Vol. 7 (2005), 473-488.
- Conditional tail expectations for multivariate phase type
distributions, (with J. Cai), Journal of Applied
Probability, 42 (2005), 810-825.
- Coherent systems of components with multivariate phase type
life distributions,(with L. Cui),
Proceedings of International Conference on Quality and
Reliability (L. Cui, A. H. C. Tsang, M. Xie, Eds.), Beijing
Institute of Technology Press, (2005), 655-666.
- Analytical method for reliability and MTTF assessment of coherent
systems with dependent components,(with L. Cui), Reliability
Engineering and System Safety (2005) (to appear).
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