This document describes a system with three subsystems in series, where each subsystem has two redundant components, and provides the component reliabilities. It asks to calculate the system reliability given the component probabilities and reflect on factors that may hinder increasing component redundancy.
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1. Consider the following system configuration, which consists of three subsystems in series, and
each subsystem has two redundant components. The system will work if there is a functional path
from left to right. The values given are the component reliabilities (probabilities that each will
work). a) Calculate the system reliability (probability that the system will function) b) In your
reflection, what are at least two factors that may hinder the ability to increase component
redundancy in machines (or processes)?