The impact of system redundancies in the optimization of the support solution

It is vital for the mission success of a technical system to have the combination of good reliability and an optimal support system. A very reliable system can still experience a low availability with a poor support system and vice versa. All decisions made in the design of the technical system and the support system design influences the cost effectiveness of the system. By combining optimization and simulation techniques in a model that can take the complex nature of both aspects into consideration, cost effective decisions can be made throughout the life cycle of the system.