Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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A system consists of three identical components. In order for the system to perform as intended, all of the components must perform. Each has the same probability of performance if the system is to have a .92 probability of performing, what is he minimum probability of performing needed by each of the individual components?
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