A Feasibility Study of Using Failure Rate Data to Improve Initial Replacement Rates.

Abstract

The Initial Replacement Rates (INREP) project sought to identify sources of failure/replacement/engineering data which could possibly be used to supplement existing Navy sources of initial replacement rate data. Data generated by the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and the Reliability Analysis Center (RAC) were identified as the most likely candidates. GIDEP and RAC data were compared with existing initial replacement rate data and with operational data to evaluate the range of coverage and the quality of the rates. The primary conclusion is that the range of coverage of the GIDEP and RAC data is much smaller than the range of coverage of the existing initial replacement rate data and that neither the GIDEP nor the RAC data compare more accurately with operational data than the existing initial replacement rate data. Therefore, the GIDEP or RAC data bases are not needed by the Navy for initial provisioning unless the existing initial replacement rate data do not include data for a particular item. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA093938

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  • Jean St. Laurent
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