Availability is defined as ‘the ability of an item to be in a state to perform a required function under given conditions at a given instant of time or over a given time interval, assuming that the required external resources are provided.’

Reliability is defined as ‘the ability of an item to perform a required function under stated conditions for a given time.’

Maintainability is defined as ‘the ability of an item, under stated conditions of use, to be retained in, or restored to, a state in which it can perform a required function, when maintenance is performed under given conditions using stated procedures and resources.’

Quorum Consulting Services provides expertise by managing and assisting in the preparation and development of:

• ARM Plans, Procedures
• Management and Conduct of ARM Programme
• R&M Apportionment
• R&M Predictions
• R&M Block Diagrams
• R&M Design Criteria
• R&M Modelling
• FMEA / FMECA
• Reliability Growth Trials (RGT)
• R&M Case Generation
• In-Service Reliability Demonstration Planning, Monitoring and Reporting
• R&M Demonstration Planning
• Development of a Data Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (DRACAS)