Question: 1. A product consists of 45 components. Each component has an average reliability of .97. What is the overall reliability for this product?
2. A radio is made up of 125 components. What would have to be the average reliability for each component for the radio to have a reliability of 98% over its useful life?
3. List five products with low reliability. List five that have high reliability. What are the elemental design differences between these products? In other words, what are the factors that make some products reliable and others unreliable?