STEVENSON OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT W/CONNEC
STEVENSON OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT W/CONNEC
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Author: Stevenson
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To define: Redundancy and the way it can improve product design.

Introduction: The term redundancy indicates the backup parts or systems that are built into a product. The backup parts are built as a secondary option in the event of the failure of the primary system.

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