ABSTRACT
Preface Supportability is the ability to restore a failed system back to its operational state as quickly and effortlessly as possible. The more inherent qualities a system possesses to help restore it back to a working condition, the more supportable the system. Thus, supportability focuses on the design characteristics of the system. These characteristics include designing for reliability, designing for maintainability, technical support data, and maintenance procedures. Its purpose is to facilitate detection, isolation, and timely repair/replacement of system anomalies. It includes diagnostics, prognostics, real-time maintenance data collection, corrosion protection and mitigation, reduced logistics footprint, and other factors that contribute to an optimum environment for developing and sustaining a stable, operational system. To minimize system failures, the supportability posture should be designed in (DAU 2008).
