Assessment methods of production processes reliability – state of the art

Abstract

In the paper, authors focus on a problem of reliable performance of production processes. Reliability analyses of production systems regard considering many different factors and requirements. As a result, the paper discusses the basic definitions from the area of production engineering and reliability theory. Based on the literature research, there is proposed a basic classification of methods for production processes reliability assessment. Later, authors focus on the development of a multidimensional approach to production process reliability assessment. The work ends up with summary and directions for further research.