The maintenance of systems is of increasing concern to managers and designers in all branches of engineering, whether they are producing high-quality products or designing highly reliable systems. In recent decades, reliability theory has produced many innovations in maintenance policy. Written by the world leader in maintenance theories in reliability engineering, this book is a survey of useful and practical maintenance models covering replacement, preventive maintenance and inspection. It is the only book to cover current maintenance engineering.

The only book to cover current maintenance engineering Written by the world leader in maintenance theories in reliability engineering Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Toshio Nakagawa is Professor of Engineering at Aichi Institute of Technology. He is considered the world leader in maintenance reliability engineering and has worked in this area for thirty years. Professor Nakagawa was an invited contributor of one of the key chapters of Springer's recent Handbook of Reliability Engineering (1-85233-453-3, 2003).

Klappentext

The maintenance of systems in engineering is of increasing concern to managers and designers in all branches of engineering, whether they are producing high-quality products or designing highly-reliable systems. In recent decades, reliability theory has produced many innovations in maintenance policy.

Maintenance Theory of Reliability is a survey of useful and practical maintenance models covering replacement, preventive maintenance and inspection.

The book provides a detailed introduction to maintenance policies, updates the reader on the current status of the field and indicates future directions. The reader will learn the theory of maintenance and how to apply models in practice. The book will serve as an essential reference for graduate students and researchers in reliability theory and a useful guide for reliability engineers engaged in maintenance work.

The Springer Series in Reliability Engineering publishes high-quality books in important areas of current theoretical research and development in reliability, and in areas that bridge the gap between theory and application in areas of interest to practitioners in industry, laboratories, business, and government.

Inhalt
Repair Maintenance.- Age Replacement.- Periodic Replacement.- Block Replacement.- Preventive Maintenance.- Imperfect Preventive Maintenance.- Inspection Policies.- Modified Maintenance Models.