In many computer applications messages of various lengths need to be stored in some storage device. In this paper we examine the problem in which a fixed number of record lengths can be used to store messages. Whenever a message arrives, it is stored in the smallest possible record which is at...

Inspection policy models describe stochastically failing systems in which failures are detected by inspections only. We develop such an inspection model for a production facility. The model generalizes the recent work of Munford as well as the classical work of Barlow et al. Revenues are accrued...