Ordering Results between Two Extreme Order Statistics with Heterogeneous Linear Failure Rate Distributed Components

Abstract: Stochastic comparisons of series and parallel systems are important in many areas of engineering, operations research and reliability analysis. These comparisons allow for the evaluation of the performance and reliability of systems under different conditions, and can inform decisions related to system design, probabilities of failure, maintenance and operation. In this paper, we investigate the stochastic comparisons of the series and parallel systems under the assumption that the component lifetimes have independent heterogeneous linear failure rate distributions. The comparisons are established based on the various stochastic orders including magnitude, transform and variability orders. Several numerical examples and counterexamples are constructed to illustrate the theoretical outcomes of this paper. Finally, we summarized our findings with a real-world application and possible future scopes of the present study.