GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4s: Reliability Engineering, Airbag, Failure Rate

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Omid Jadidi

Document Summary

The ability of a product, part, or system to perform its intended function under a prescribed set of conditions. Failure rate= 1-percent probability of functioning as intended. Reliability of a product or part is used in two ways. Reliability when activated: focuses on one point in time and is often used when a product or part must operate for one time, such as a missile or an air bag in a car. Reliability for a given length of time: focuses on the length of service, such as most other products e. g. , a car. Reliability is an important dimension of product quality. Reliability management involves establishing, achieving, and maintaining reliability objectives for products. Achieving reliability usually falls on the shoulder of reliability engineers who use a variety of techniques to build reliability into products (e. g. , by using reliable key components), test their performance, and estimate their reliability.