What is System Availability Analysis?

Availability is a metric that combines the concepts of reliability and maintainability. Availability gives the probability of a unit being available — not broken and not undergoing repair — when called upon for use. Industries that rely on certain key pieces of equipment have a powerful interest in being able to model and track the availability of these machines. So do the manufacturers of repairable systems, whose customers will have a keen interest in the availability of the products they are buying. System availability estimation is most frequently done through simulation.

System Availability Analysis Software from ReliaSoft

ReliaSoft Corporation provides a complete array of software tools for reliability modeling and analysis. This includes the BlockSim software for system analysis using a Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) or Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) approach.

Software Features

BlockSim supports an extensive array of reliability block diagram (RBD) configurations and fault tree analysis (FTA) gates and events, including advanced capabilities to model complex configurations, load sharing, standby redundancy, phases and duty cycles. Using exact computations and/or discrete event simulation, BlockSim facilitates a wide variety of analyses for both repairable and non-repairable systems. This includes:

  • System Reliability Analysis
  • Identification of Critical Components
  • Reliability Optimization
  • System Maintainability Analysis (Determine Optimum Preventive Maintenance Intervals, etc.)
  • System Availability Analysis (Calculate Uptime, Downtime, Availability, etc.)
  • Throughput Calculation (Identify Bottlenecks, Estimate Production Capacity, etc.)
  • Resource Allocation for Maintenance Planning
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

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Upcoming System Availability Analysis Training Seminars

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February 2012
February 24, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
March 2012
March 13 - 15, 2012: RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
April 2012
April 20, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
April 20, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Berlin, Germany
May 2012
May 8 - 10, 2012: RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Bordeaux, France
May 18, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Singapore
June 2012
June 15, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Senigallia, Italy
August 2012
August 24, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in San Diego, California
September 2012
September 18 - 20, 2012: RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
September 21, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Stockport, United Kingdom
October 2012
October 26, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
November 2012
November 2, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Melbourne, Australia
November 16, 2012: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Bordeaux, France
February 2013
February 22, 2013: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona