| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1154447 | Statistics & Probability Letters | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The determination of the optimal release time for a new piece of software is of primary importance in the process of software development. We study a model where initially there are N faults in the software each with failure detection rate λ(t)λ(t), but where the probability of a perfect repair of a fault when found is p (in general repair is not perfect). We investigate various cost models for this situation and give some insight into how the optimal release times and costs for the software vary with p and λ(t)λ(t).
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Authors
Philip J. Boland, Nóra Ní Chuív,