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Laplace ordering and its applications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2016
Abstract
Two arbitrary life distributions F and G can be ordered with respect to their Laplace transforms. We say is Laplace-smaller than for all s > 0. Interpretations of this ordering concept in reliability, operations research, and economics are described. General preservation properties are presented. Using these preservation results we derive useful inequalities and discuss their applications to M/G/1 queues, time series, coherent systems, shock models and cumulative damage models.
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