Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance

Introducing a groundbreaking companion book to a bestsellingreliability text Reliability is one of the most important characteristicsdefining the quality of a product or system, both for themanufacturer and the purchaser. One achieves high reliabilitythrough careful monitoring of design, materials and other input,production, quality assurance efforts, ongoing maintenance, and avariety of related decisions and activities. All of these factorsmust be considered in determining the costs of production,purchase, and ownership of a product. Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance servesas a valuable addition to the current literature on the subject ofreliability by bridging the gap between theory and application.Conceived during the preparation of the editors' earlier work,Reliability: Modeling, Prediction, and Optimization (Wiley, 2000),this new volume features twenty-six actual case studies written bytop experts in their fields, each illustrating exactly howreliability models are applied. A valuable companion book to Reliability: Modeling,Prediction, and Optimization, or any other textbook on thesubject, the book features: Case studies from fields such as aerospace, automotive, mining,electronics, power plants, dikes, computer software, weapons,photocopiers, industrial furnaces, granite building cladding,chemistry, and aircraft engines A logical organization according to the life cycle of a productor system A unified format of discussion enhanced by tools, techniques,and models for drawing one's own conclusions Pertinent exercises for reinforcement of ideas Of equal value to both students of reliability theory as well asprofessionals in industry, Case Studies in Reliability andMaintenance should be required reading for anyone seekingto understand how reliability and maintenance issues can beaddressed and resolved in the real world.