GMS 401 Lecture 3: Maintenance and Reliability

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Payman Ahi

Document Summary

Systems should be designed and maintained to reach expected performance and quality. Good maintenance removes variability (ie variability corrupts processes and creates wastes) standards. Maintenance : all activities involved in keeping a system"s equipment in working order. Reliability : the probability that a machine, part, product or system will function properly for a specified. Failure : situation in which a machine, part, product or system does not perform its function. Potential far-reaching implications of a system failure : time under stated condition. Other potential disastrous consequence of a system failure. Reduced value of investment in plant and equipment. Causing injury or death to customer employees or surrounding residents. At a glance: reliability improvements can be made through the use of a proper preventive maintenance. A product or system may be composed of some individual interrelated components. Components may be linked in a . Components may be linked in a combination of . Failing one component may result in overall system.