Suppose That a Three-Stage Process Had Reliability Ratings of

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Essay

Suppose that a three-stage process had reliability ratings of .7, .8, and .9 at each station and that a failure at any station represented a failure for the entire process. If each station is given a redundant check with the same reliability as the original component, what is the increase in system reliability?

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