The (n-k+1)-out-of-n systems are important types of coherent systems and have many applications in various areas of engineering. In this paper, the general inactivity time of failed components of (n-k+1)-out-of-n system is studied when the system fails at time t>0. First we consider a parallel system including two exchangeable components and then using Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula, investigate the behavior of mean inactivity time of failed components of the system. In the next part, (n-k+1)-out-of-n systems with exchangeable components are considered and then, some stochastic ordering properties of the general inactivity time of the systems are presented based on one sample or two samples.

‎The performance of a system depends not only on its design and operation but also on the servicing and maintenance of the item during its operational lifetime‎. ‎Thus‎, ‎the repair and maintenance are important issues in the reliability‎. ‎In this paper‎, ‎a repairable k-out-of-n system is considered that starts operating at time 0‎. ‎If the system fails‎, ‎then it undergoes minimal repair and begins to operate again‎. ‎The reliability function‎, ‎hazard rate function‎, ‎mean residual life function and some reliability properties of the system are obtained by using the connection between the concepts of minimal repair and record values‎. ‎Some known stochastic orders are also used to compare the lifetimes and residual lifetimes of two repairable k-out-of-n systems‎. ‎Finally‎, ‎based on the given information about the lifetimes of k-out-of-n systems‎, ‎some prediction intervals for the lifetime of the proposed repairable system are obtained‎.