Estimating Reliability-Based Costs in the Lifecycle of Intelligent Manufacturing Service

The reliability of IMSS is an important factor that influences the lifecycle cost of the systems. However, there is little existing research that investigates relationships between the reliability of systems and their cost in the whole lifecycle. This paper reviews these costs, and proposes a method of estimating business losses due to the failure of an individual component/subsystem. When compared with the reliability and maintenance of manufacturing systems, IMSS exhibit specific, differing characteristics. The present paper also compares IMSS with other systems on three factors: operating mode, usage intensity, and preventive maintenance, which have effect on maintenance costs.

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