Title :
A manufacturer´s estimate of field hours
Author_Institution :
Palos Verdes
Abstract :
A manufacturer can use elapsed time indicator (ETI) records and production item shipment records to estimate total field operating hours on a product line versus program age. Logistic support record formats lend themselves to this type of analysis. The recommended approach was tested by comparing its results to user´s records of flight hours over a six year period. It is concluded that the ETI readings and logistic records provide a good estimate of field operating hours which can be used to measure reliability characteristics. Measurements are useful in total quality management as well as in reliability growth management
Keywords :
logistics data processing; manufacturing data processing; reliability theory; elapsed time indicator records; logistic support record formats; manufacturer; production item shipment records; program age; reliability characteristic measure; reliability growth management; total field operating hours; total quality management; Equations; Frequency; Least squares approximation; Logic; Logistics; Manufacturing; Operations research; Production; Testing; Tires;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1994. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1786-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.1994.291105
