DESIGN FOR AVAILABILITY:A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CREATE VALUE FOR MANUFACTURERS AND CUSTOMERS OF CAPITAL GOODS

作     者：Lydie P.M.SMETS Geert-Jan van HOUTUM Fred LANGERAK 

作者机构：School of Industrial & Systems EngineeringEindhoven University of Technologythe Netherlands 

出 版 物：《Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering》 (系统科学与系统工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第21卷第4期

页      面：403-421页

核心收录：

学科分类：0810[工学-信息与通信工程] 1205[管理学-图书情报与档案管理] 08[工学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Design for X system availability MTTR MTTF MTTS lifecycle costs capital goods 

摘      要：This research introduces a holistic framework called Design for Availablhty that uses me principles of Lean Sigma and Design for X to cost-effectively optimize the availability of capital goods （i.e., technical systems used in the production of end-products or -services such as medical systems, airplanes, and manufacturing equipment） throughout their entire lifetime. Manufacturers require such a framework because users of capital goods increasingly insist on high system availability levels against reduced lifetime costs. The Design for Availability framework allows manufacturers to determine the current status of system availability and associated lifetime costs, and to identify opportunities to create additional value for themselves and their customers. A case study at a global manufacturer of capital goods in the food processing industry illustrates how the framework can be used in practice and to what extent the manufacturer and customers may profit from applying Design for Availability.