Title :
Methodology for an economic assessment of a reliability assurance warranty program (RAWP)
Author :
Shupe, Richard H. ; Driessnack, John
Author_Institution :
TASC, Reading, MA, USA
Abstract :
The methodology for an economic assessment of an aircraft reliability assurance warranty program (RAWP) presented in this work allows maintenance costs to be projected for the life of a program with and without RAWP. The methodology makes use of relationships outlined in MIL-HDBK-189 and combines them with repair cost estimation to present a unique picture of how maintenance costs can change over product life. This specifically allows the value of a RAWP program to be assessed and meaningful decisions made as to its merits
Keywords :
aircraft; economics; maintenance engineering; military systems; quality control; reliability; standards; MIL-HDBK-189; QC; RAWP; economic; estimation; failure analysis; guarantee; maintenance costs; military systems; product life; quality control; reliability assurance warranty program; repair; standards; Aircraft; Costs; Life estimation; Maintenance; Predictive models; Procurement; Production systems; Reliability; System testing; Warranties;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1991. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-661-6
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1991.154460
