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Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 9th Edition
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Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 9th Edition

by David J. Smith
March 2017
Intermediate to advanced
478 pages
12h 47m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Chapter 3

A Cost-Effective Approach to Quality, Reliability and Safety

Abstract

This chapter explores the relationship between the costs of improving reliability and quality and the costs of failure. The optimum cost case, with examples, is illustrated.

Keywords

Optimum cost
prevention
appraisal
failure

3.1. Reliability and Optimum Cost

In Section 3.3 manufacturers’ quality costs are discussed. However, the costs associated with acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment are equally relevant. The total costs incurred over the period of ownership of equipment are often referred to as life-cycle costs. These can be separated into:
Acquisition cost: capital cost plus cost of installation, transport, etc.
Ownership cost: cost of preventive and corrective ...
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ISBN: 9780081020227