Chapter 72. Reliability and Maintainability
- Gavriel Salvendy Ph.D. professor founding editor founding chair member scientist Honorary Doctrate Fellow
Published Online: 5 DEC 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470172339.ch72
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Handbook of Industrial Engineering: Technology and Operations Management, Third Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Kapur, K. C. (2007) Reliability and Maintainability, in Handbook of Industrial Engineering: Technology and Operations Management, Third Edition (ed G. Salvendy), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470172339.ch72
Editor Information
School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 DEC 2007
- Published Print: 11 MAY 2001
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471330578
Online ISBN: 9780470172339
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- reliability determining system effectiveness;
- reliability growth;
- three-parameter Weibull distribution;
- system reliability model;
- fault tree analysis in system safety and reliability analysis
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Reliability Measures
System Reliability Models
Fault Tree Analysis [FTA]
Allocation of Reliability Requirements
Design for Reliability
Human Factors in Reliability
Reliability Measurement
Maintainability
Availability
Reliability Growth
Design and Management of Reliability Programs
References
Additional Reading