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Replacement Problem

The "Replacement Problem" is a normative ethical dilemma within population ethics that concerns whether and how the creation of new individuals can morally justify the non-existence or replacement of existing individuals, particularly when evaluating the overall value of different population outcomes.

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A Markovian Decision Process

Richard Bellman · Indiana University Mathematics Journal · 1957 · 2.4K citations

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Periodical replacement problem without assuming minimal repair

Masaaki Kijima, Hidenori Morimura, Yasusuke Suzuki · European Journal of Operational Research · 1988 · 371 citations

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Geometric processes and replacement problem

Lin Ye · Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica English Series · 1988 · 298 citations

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Optimal Replacement In The Proportional Hazards Model

Viliam Makiš, Andrew Jardine · INFOR Information Systems and Operational Research · 1992 · 190 citations

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The Age Replacement Problem with Minimal Repair and Random Repair Costs

Robert Cléroux, Serge Dubuc, Charles Tilquin · Operations Research · 1979 · 178 citations

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Authors

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  1. VM
    Viliam Makiš

    University of Toronto, Canada

    5 publications · 374 citations

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  2. TN
    Toshio Nakagawa

    Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan

    5 publications · 205 citations

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  3. AW
    Adam Wojciechowski

    Lodz University of Technology, Poland

    3 publications · 63 citations

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  4. WJ
    Wallace J. Hopp

    Northwestern University, United States

    3 publications · 146 citations

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  5. AJ
    Andrew Jardine

    University of Toronto, Canada

    3 publications · 252 citations

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Institutions

110

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    680 citations

  2. Meijo University

    Nagoya, Japan

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    205 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    323 citations

  4. Hiroshima University

    Hiroshima, Japan

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    229 citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    336 citations

  6. Southeast University

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    106 citations

  7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    83 citations

  8. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    207 citations

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  1. IEEE Transactions on Reliability

    7 publications · 360 citations

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  2. Naval Research Logistics (NRL)

    7 publications · 321 citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Probability

    JAP · 6 publications · 140 citations

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  4. Operations Research

    5 publications · 543 citations

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