A new general method for generating discrete random variables is presented. The method is based on reducing the problem of generating a discrete random variable with an extremely large range to that of generating a random variable with a small range consisting of a few possible values...

According to the δ-shock model, the system fails when the time between two consecutive shocks falls below a fixed threshold δ. This model has a potential application in various fields such as inventory, insurance and system reliability. In this paper, we study run-related generalization of...