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Reliability in procurement and use : from specification to replacement
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Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1992
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9780471934882

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30000005022409 TS181 B53 1992 Open Access Book Book
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Summary

Summary

Details all the issues and applications of reliability engineering relevant to the use and purchase of equipment. Introduces reliability terminology for the non-specialist. Discusses product procurement based on life cycle cost, the total expenditure of ownership as opposed to merely acquisition, procurement dependability specifications, equipment inspection frequency, optimization of replacement, overhaul tactics and schedules. Explains how to collect, analyze and monitor field failure data in order to build up dependable reliability data banks for future use.


Author Notes

Henry S. Blanks is the author of Reliability in Procurement and Use: From Specification to Replacement, published by Wiley.


Table of Contents

Reliability Basics
Probability Concepts and Applications
Mean Time to Failure and Mean Time Between Failures
Life Cycle Cost Procurement
Life Cycle Cost: Concepts, Constituents and Models
Dependability and Life Cycle Cost
Procurement Specifications
Allocation of Subsystem Dependability Needs
Comparative Product Evaluation
Product Selection and Evaluation
Failure Reporting and Data Analysis
Failure Reporting and Analysis
Aging Analysis of Repairable Equipment
Inspection Frequency Optimization
Inspection Frequency Optimization
Replacement and Overhaul Policies
Replacement Policies: Concepts, Methods and Models
Replacement with Ongoing Technological Change
Appendices
Selected Bibliography
Index
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