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statistics, operational research, maintenance, reliability, manufacturing, sport, corrosion

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Employment (1)

Cardiff University: Cardiff, GB

2020-07-01 to present | Professor (Cardiff Business School)
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Phil Scarf

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Manchester: Manchester, Manchester, GB

1986 to 1989 | PhD (Mathematics)
Education
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Phil Scarf

University of Sheffield: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

1981 to 1984 | BSc (Mathematics)
Education
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Phil Scarf

Funding (5)

Sustainable Manufacturing through Advanced Robotics Training in Europe

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Phil Scarf via DimensionsWizard

Holistic Evidence and Design: Sensory Impacts, Practical Outcomes (HEAD)

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Phil Scarf via DimensionsWizard

Maths TCC Follow-on-Fund: A National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research (NATCOR): 2011-2016

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Phil Scarf via DimensionsWizard

Optimum Strategy in Sport

2007-12-01 to 2009-01-31 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/F005792/1
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Phil Scarf via DimensionsWizard

Modelling Training and Performance in Elite Cyclists

2007-10-16 to 2008-10-15 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/F006136/1
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Phil Scarf via DimensionsWizard

Works (50 of 82)

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On periodic maintenance for a protection system

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability
2024-06-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Phil Scarf; Naif Alotaibi; Cristiano AV Cavalcante; Augusto JS Rodrigues; Yan R Melo
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Modified age-based replacement

Reliability Engineering & System Safety
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Phil Scarf; Naif Mohammed Alotaibi; Cristiano A.V. Cavalcante; Yan R. Melo; Augusto J.S. Rodrigues
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Joint maintenance and spare-parts inventory models: a review and discussion of practical stock-keeping rules

2023-10-04 | Other
Contributors: Phil Scarf; Aris Syntetos; Ruud Teunter
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Modified-opportunistic inspection and the case of remote, groundwater well-heads

Reliability Engineering & System Safety
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Naif M. Alotaibi; Philip Scarf; Cristiano A.V. Cavalcante; Rodrigo S. Lopes; André Luiz de Oliveira e Silva; Augusto J.S. Rodrigues; Salem A. Alyami
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A hybrid maintenance policy with fixed periodic structure and opportunistic replacement

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Yan R Melo; Cristiano AV Cavalcante; Phil Scarf; Rodrigo S Lopes
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A unified theory for bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports: The case of handball

European Journal of Operational Research
2023-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Aaditya Singh; Phil Scarf; Rose Baker
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A DIAGNOSTICS AND PROGNOSTICS FRAMEWORK FOR MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS WITH WEAR INTERACTIONS: APPLICATION TO A GEARBOX-PLATFORM

Pesquisa Operacional
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Roy Assaf; Phuc Do; Phil Scarf
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AGE-BASED REPLACEMENT WITH IMPERFECT REPAIR AND RISK AS LOW AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE

Pesquisa Operacional
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Joyce Araújo; Rodrigo Lopes; Philip Scarf
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SPECIAL ISSUE ON RELIABILITY, RISK AND MAINTENANCE

Pesquisa Operacional
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Cristiano A. V. Cavalcante; Phil A. Scarf; Phuc Do; Shaomin Wu
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The binomial-match, outcome uncertainty, and the case of netball

Journal of the Operational Research Society
2022-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Rose Baker; Simon Chadwick; Rishikesh Parma; Phil Scarf
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A review on maintenance optimization

European Journal of Operational Research
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Bram de Jonge; Philip A. Scarf
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Delay-time modelling of a critical system subject to random inspections

European Journal of Operational Research
2019-11 | Journal article
Contributors: P.A. Scarf; C.A.V. Cavalcante; R.S. Lopes
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Virtual series-system models of imperfect repair

Reliability Engineering & System Safety
2019-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ibrahim Nafisah; Mansour Shrahili; Naif Alotaibi; Phil Scarf
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Imperfect Inspection of a System With Unrevealed Failure and an Unrevealed Defective State

IEEE Transactions on Reliability
2019-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Cristiano A. V. Cavalcante; Philip A. Scarf; M. D. Berrade
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On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport: The case of international rugby union

European Journal of Operational Research
2019-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Phil Scarf; Rishikesh Parma; Ian McHale
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Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies

Reliability Engineering & System Safety
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Phuc Do; Roy Assaf; Phil Scarf; Benoit Iung
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Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system

Reliability Engineering & System Safety
2018-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandre R. Alberti; Cristiano A.V. Cavalcante; Philip Scarf; André L.O. Silva
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A general inspection and opportunistic replacement policy for one-component systems of variable quality

European Journal of Operational Research
2018-05 | Journal article
Contributors: C.A.V. Cavalcante; R.S. Lopes; P.A. Scarf
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Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system

European Journal of Operational Research
2017-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Shaomin Wu; Philip Scarf
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Generalised estimators for seasonal forecasting by combining grouping with shrinkage approaches

Journal of Forecasting
2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1002/for.1254

Contributors: Zhang, K.; Chen, H.; Boylan, J.; Scarf, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Imperfect inspection and replacement of a system with a defective state: A cost and reliability analysis

Reliability Engineering and System Safety
2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ress.2013.02.024

Contributors: Berrade, M.D.; Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Dwight, R.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling imperfect inspection over a finite horizon

Reliability Engineering and System Safety
2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ress.2012.10.003

Contributors: Berrade, M.D.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Scarf, P.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

The effect of maintenance quality on spare parts inventory for a fleet of assets

IEEE Transactions on Reliability
2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1109/TR.2013.2270409

Contributors: Van Horenbeek, A.; Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Pintelon, L.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A study of the effect of imperfect inspection on the efficacy of maintenance for a non-repairable system with a defective state

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2011
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Berrade, M.D.; Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A study of the efficacy of inspection of railway rolling stock

11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference and the Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012, PSAM11 ESREL 2012
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Scarf, P.; Alkali, B.; Cavalcante, C.; Berrade, M.D.; Tait, C.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Dynamic maintenance requirements analysis in asset management

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2011
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Dwight, R.A.; Gordon, P.; Scarf, P.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play

International Journal of Forecasting
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.08.005

Contributors: Akhtar, S.; Scarf, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Maintenance scheduling of a protection system subject to imperfect inspection and replacement

European Journal of Operational Research
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ejor.2011.12.003

Contributors: Berrade, M.D.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Scarf, P.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling quality in replacement and inspection maintenance

International Journal of Production Economics
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.011

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling the effect of maintenance quality on spare parts inventory

11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference and the Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012, PSAM11 ESREL 2012
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Van Horenbeek, A.; Scarf, P.; Cavalcante, C.; Pintelon, L.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the english Premier League

Interfaces
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1287/inte.1110.0589

Contributors: McHale, I.G.; Scarf, P.A.; Folker, D.E.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Spare parts provision for a maintained system with a heterogeneous lifetime

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2011
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Special issue on selected papers from the 7th IMA international conference on modelling in industrial maintenance and reliability

Quality and Reliability Engineering International
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1002/qre.1463

Contributors: Wang, W.; Scarf, P.; Wu, S.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A numerical study of tournament structure and seeding policy for the soccer World Cup Finals

Statistica Neerlandica
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1467-9574.2010.00471.x

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Yusof, M.M.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A study of a two-phase inspection policy for a preparedness system with a defective state and heterogeneous lifetime

Reliability Engineering and System Safety
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ress.2010.12.004

Contributors: Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Scarf, P.A.; De Almeida, A.T.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

An analysis of strategy in the first three innings in test cricket: Declaration and the follow-on

Journal of the Operational Research Society
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1057/jors.2010.169

Contributors: Scarf, P.; Akhtar, S.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Feature selection for high-dimensional machinery fault diagnosis data using multiple models and Radial Basis Function networks

Neurocomputing
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.neucom.2011.03.043

Contributors: Zhang, K.; Li, Y.; Scarf, P.; Ball, A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling the dependence of goals scored by opposing teams in international soccer matches

Statistical Modelling
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1177/1471082X1001100303

Contributors: McHale, I.; Scarf, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling warranty extensions: A case study in the automotive industry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1177/1748006X11401801

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Majid, H.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

On the distribution of runs scored and batting strategy in test cricket

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00672.x

Contributors: Scarf, P.; Shi, X.; Akhtar, S.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Applications of statistical analysis techniques in corrosion experimentation, testing, inspection and monitoring

Shreir's Corrosion
2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/B978-044452787-5.00081-0

Contributors: Laycock, N.; Laycock, P.; Scarf, P.; Krouse, D.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Hybrid block replacement and inspection policies for a multi-component system with heterogeneous component lives

European Journal of Operational Research
2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.024

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Imperfect testing, false alarms and maintenance scheduling

Reliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future
2010 | Journal article
Contributors: Berrade, M.D.; Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

Model of quality in preventive maintenance

Reliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future
2010 | Journal article
Contributors: Scarf, P.; Cavalcante, C.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A hybrid age-based maintenance policy for heterogeneous items

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications - Proceedings of the Joint ESREL and SRA-Europe Conference
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Dwight, R.W.; Gordon, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

A numerical study of designs for sporting contests

European Journal of Operational Research
2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.ejor.2008.07.029

Contributors: Scarf, P.; Yusof, M.M.; Bilbao, M.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components

IEEE Transactions on Reliability
2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1109/TR.2009.2026796

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Cavalcante, C.A.V.; Dwight, R.A.; Gordon, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

The analysis and utilization of cycling training data

Sports Medicine
2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.2165/11317840-000000000-00000

Contributors: Jobson, S.A.; Passfield, L.; Atkinson, G.; Barton, G.; Scarf, P.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

On the development of decision rules for bar quiz handicapping

Journal of the Operational Research Society
2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602487

Contributors: Percy, D.F.; Scarf, P.A.
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Phil Scarf via Scopus - Elsevier

The importance of a match in a tournament

Computers and Operations Research
2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.cor.2006.11.005

Contributors: Scarf, P.A.; Shi, X.
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Peer review (12 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annals of operation research. (1)
Review activity for European journal of operational research. (4)
Review activity for Journal of the Operational Research Society (3)
Review activity for Reliability engineering & systems safety. (4)