ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF UNRELIABILITY,

Abstract

Contents (speech on the subject of reliability, defined as the probability that a device will function properly during a mission): Reliability formula; Consequences of unreliability in commercial and military equipment; Maintenance cost, a yardstick of unreliability; Designing for reliability; How much shall we spend for reliability; Reliability skill; Life or death aspect of reliability; Reliability a new subject of education.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 1958
Accession Number
AD0622332

Entities

People

  • Robert Lusser

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Military Equipment
  • Pennsylvania
  • Probability
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design