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This chapter introduces the basic statistical concepts of reliability , availability , and maintainability (RAM) analysis that used in industrial engineering. RAM are three system attributes that are of tremendous interest to systems engineers, and have significant impacts on the sustainment or total life cycle costs of a developed system. To analyze and measure RAM characteristics of a system, there must be a mathematical model of the system that shows the functional relationships among all the components, the subsystems, and the overall system. The analysis is a tool to evaluate the current operations management of the industrial system. Thus, engineers and managers will be able to make the right decisions about the system, optimizing efficiency, and productivity while reducing production costs.
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Tsarouhas, P. (2018). Statistical Techniques of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Analysis in Industrial Engineering. In: Ram, M., Davim, J. (eds) Diagnostic Techniques in Industrial Engineering. Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65497-3_8
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