1. A system consisting of two identical components A & B. (a) Under what conditions does the system fail? (b) If the reliability (i.e. the ability of the system to perform its intended function...

1. A system consisting of two identical components A & B. (a) Under what conditions does the system fail? (b) If the reliability (i.e. the ability of the system to perform its intended function satisfactorily) of components A & B are 90% and 80%, respectively, under what conditions does the system fail?

2. Given the contribution made on each of the three products in the following table and their position in the life cycle, identify a reasonable operations strategy for each: