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We provide several examples of one-machine problems in which the minimization of expected cost subject to stochastic breakdowns of the machine can be successfully attacked analytically. In particular for the weighted flow-time model, we derive strong bounds on the difference between the optimal static policy and the WSPT policy and discuss an example in which the WSPT policy is not optimal.
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