Estimating reliability with discrete growth models
By: James D. Chandler Jr
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Operations research
Description: Determining the reliability of newly designed systems is one of the most important functions of the acquisition process in the military. Tracking the growth in reliability of a system as it is developed and modified repeatedly is an important part of the acquisition process. This thesis extends and expands a reliability growth simulation program written previously. It analyzes the capabilities and limitations of two discrete reliability growth models to determine which models are most applicable in estimating system reliability under a variety of different growth patterns. Negative growth patterns are also considered. The result ot this thesis is a FORTRAN simulation which enables a more accurate estimate of system reliability using test data generated during the development phase of an acquisition program. Keywords: Theses; Charts; Mathematical models. (Author)
Notes: Thesis advisor(s):  Woods, W. Max.

"March 1988."

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 1988.

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