What is Throughput Analysis?

In many different industries, there is a need to model and analyze systems that are designed to process or make something so that analysts can estimate production capacity, identify potential bottlenecks, etc. When using the Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) approach for system modeling and analysis, it is possible to add information about the capacity of each component and then use simulation to perform a variety of throughput calculations for the system. This includes System Throughput, Component Throughput, Excess Capacity, Backlog and a variety of other useful results.

Throughput 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 Training Seminars for System Analysis (including Throughput Analysis)

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March 2010
March 24 - 26, 2010: RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Singapore
April 2010
April 23, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Stockport, United Kingdom
April 23, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
May 2010
May 14, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Singapore
June 2010
June 25, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Bologna, Italy
August 2010
August 27, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in San Diego, California
September 2010
September 21 - 23, 2010: RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
October 2010
October 1, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Barcelona, Spain
October 29, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona
November 2010
November 19, 2010: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Bordeaux, France
February 2011
February 25, 2011: RS 403 Introduction to System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis in Tucson, Arizona