Difference between revisions of "Availability (glossary)"
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| − | ''<blockquote>'''Availability''' is the probability that a repairable [[System (glossary)|system]] or | + | ''<blockquote>'''Availability''' is the probability that a repairable [[System (glossary)|system]] or [[System Element (glossary)|system element]] is [[Operational (glossary)|operational]] at a given point in time, under a given set of environmental conditions. </blockquote>'' |
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Revision as of 18:11, 25 July 2012
Availability is the probability that a repairable system or system element is operational at a given point in time, under a given set of environmental conditions.
Source
American Society for Quality. 2011. Glossary: Availability. [[1]]
Department of Defense. 2010. Acquipedia: Material Availability. [[2]]
ReliaSoft Corporation. 2003. Availability and the Different Ways to Calculate it. [[3]]
Discussion
The definition here is similar to the one given in (ASQ, 2011) and in the Department of Defense. Availability has some additional definitions, characterizing what downtime is counted against a system. For inherent availability, only downtime associated with corrective maintenance counts against the system. For achieved availability, downtime associated with both corrective and preventive maintenance counts against a system. Finally, operational availability counts all sources of downtime, including logistical and administrative, against a system.
Availability can also be calculated instantaneously, averaged over an interval, or reported as an asymptotic value. Asymptotic availability can be calculated easily from the mean time to failure and the mean time to repair, but care must be taken to analyze whether or not a systems settles down or settles up to the asymptotic value, and how long it takes until the system approaches that asymptotic value.
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