2134/19752
Ettore Settanni
Ettore
Settanni
Linda B. Newnes
Linda B.
Newnes
Nils E. Thenent
Nils E.
Thenent
Glenn Parry
Glenn
Parry
Daniel Bumblauskas
Daniel
Bumblauskas
P. Sandborn
P.
Sandborn
Yee Goh
Yee
Goh
Applying forgotten lessons in field reliability data analysis to performance-based support contracts
Loughborough University
2015
Statistical analysis
Repairable items
Reliability data
Performance-based logistics
Avionics
Case study
Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
2015-12-07 10:06:36
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Applying_forgotten_lessons_in_field_reliability_data_analysis_to_performance-based_support_contracts/9574334
Assumptions used in field reliability data analysis may be seldom made explicit or questioned in practice, yet these assumptions affect how engineering managers develop metrics for use in long-term support contracts. To address this issue, this article describes a procedure to avoid the pitfalls in employing the results of field data analysis for repairable items. The procedure is then implemented with the aid of a simplified example based on a real case study in defense avionics, and is streamlined so that the computations can be replicated in other applications.