Week 5
Design for Reliability and Maintainability

Introduction

This week, you will learn the design principles for reliability and maintainability. You will explore measures of reliability and availability, as well as reliability analysis methods. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of measures of maintainability and the principles of design for maintainability.

Learning Objectives

After completing this week, you will be able to:

Utilize the fundamental design principles that contribute to reliability and maintainability.
Evaluate and improve the reliability of systems or components by applying reliability analysis methods.
Apply design principles for maintainability to enhance the ease and efficiency of maintenance processes.

Learning Materials

Lecture 1

Agenda

Topic: Design for Reliability

Overview: In this lecture, the principles of design for reliability are emphasized, alongside an exploration of measures of reliability and availability. Additionally, various reliability analysis methods are covered to enable students to evaluate and improve the reliability of systems or components effectively.

Material: PowerPoint

About Lecture 1

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Lecture 2

Agenda

Topic: Design for Maintainability

Overview: This lecture centers on measures of maintainability and the principles of design for maintainability. It empowers students to apply these principles effectively, enhancing the ease and efficiency of maintenance processes.

Material: PowerPoint

About Lecture 2

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Assignments

In this quiz, you will be assessed for your understanding of reliability and maintainability concepts in the context of systems and products.

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This assignment aims to assess your understanding of classification trees and the identification of classification problems. This assignment is due at the end of this week.

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End-of-Course Survey

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Course Completion

Once you have completed and passed the course (complete all assessments and score at least 80% on the quiz), please contact the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering to receive the course completion badge:

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