This workflow provides the basic, high-level steps to develop a System Reliability Analysis. The steps and links in this workflow do not necessarily reference every possible procedure. For more procedures, see the links in the Related Information section.
Define Analysis Parameters Provide values for the analysis parameters that will serve as inputs to the simulation.
Note: Interaction with diagramming and design canvases is not available on touch-screen devices.
Run simulations: You can perform a Monte Carlo simulation of a System Scenario to calculate the availability and cost of failure for an entire system and the individual elements included in each Scenario.
Evaluate results: Running the simulation will result in the generation of various calculations and plots. By evaluating the results, you will be able to determine the cost and reliability of each Scenario relative to other Scenarios in the analysis.
Modify Scenarios and rerun simulations: By modifying Scenarios and rerunning the simulation, you can determine the impact of those changes to the overall cost and reliability of the system. You can complete this step as many times as needed until you feel that the analysis cannot be refined any further.
Make recommendations: After you have modified the Scenarios and have rerun the simulation various times, you should be able to identify the conditions that will result in the lowest cost and the highest reliability. You can then make recommendations about measures that should be implemented based on the analysis results.