Prepare a report (no more than 500 words) describing how the
calculation of product reliability can be applied in practice in your
organisation or in one that you are familiar with. What are the benefits of
increasing the reliability of systems/processes, and what are the drawbacks of
using backups?
Part 2: Complete the following analyses:
Calculate the system reliability in the following scenario:
* A system consists of three components in series with
reliabilities of 0.98, 0.90 and 0.95. The component with a reliability of 0.90
is backed up with a component of the same reliability, and the component with a
reliability of 0.95 has a backup with a reliability of 0.92.
*Calculate the failure rate in the following:
A test of 10 light bulbs is conducted for 1,000 hours. Three
light bulbs fail, at 40, 225 and 752 hours. The remaining seven remain
functioning at the conclusion of the test.
