GMS 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Root Mean Square, X&Y

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Wally Whistance- Smith

Document Summary

Consider that the objective of maintenance and reliability is to maintain the capability of systems. Products make money failure has far reaching effects on a rms: operation, reputation, pro tability, dissatis ed customers, idle employees, pro ts coming losses, reduced value of investment in plant equipment. Reliability: reliability is the probability that a machine will function properly for a speci ed time, reliability happens by - improving individual components - providing redundancy. Reliability: the ability of a product, part, or system to perform its intended function under a prescribed set of conditions. Failure: situation in which a product, part, or system does not perform as intended. Normal operating conditions: the set of conditions under which an item"s reliability is speci ed. Improving reliability: component design, production/assembly techniques, teting. Wednesday, september 21, 2016: redundancy/backup, preventive maintenance procedures, user education, system design. Reliability is a probability: probability that the product or system will: Function for a given length of time: independent events.