ABSTRACT

Through contrastive analysis of the two systems in Figure 6.1, it appears that similar volatilities of system instantaneous availability are caused by the incompatibility of the maintenance subsystem and the support subsystem of the equipment system with the equipment itself. When the system instantaneous availability fluctuates wildly, this indicates that the probability of the equipment functioning normally during some period is relatively low. It may be that the equipment has not formed its due efficiency at this moment and that further consistency is required for subsystems (i.e., the new equipment shall perform effectively). Therefore, it is very significant to research characteristics of the course before the instantaneous availability of the equipment reaches steady-state availability. The research focus of this chapter is on coordinating subsystems to make system instantaneous availability meet specified requirements as soon as possible and to effectively overcome or reduce such volatility of instantaneous availability.