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On a Class of Stochastic Arrangement Inequalities Arising in Optimal Allocation of Resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

Haijun Li
Haijun Li
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Abstract

Motivated by stochastic allocation problems, we study sufficient conditions that imply a general class of stochastic arrangement inequalities. This class includes many known and useful arrangement inequalities in the literature. Some illustrative examples in reliability theory are also given.

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 113 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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