Modeling equipment breakdowns: Adjusting reliability via behavior-invariant modifications of pertinent probability densities – a case study evaluation in automotive products

This case study describes the actual implementation of a methodology for changing parameters of common distributions used for modeling equipment breakdowns and its incorporation within engineer-friendly simulation-software interfaces. The case study became an integral part of the evolution toward software tool suites which integrate the tasks of capturing and extracting factory layout information and developing discrete process simulation models of operations undertaken within those factory layouts.