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FOREWORD

The purpose of this Maintainability Prediction Handbook is to familiarize project managers and design engineers with current maintainability prediction procedures. To achieve this objective, particular care has been exercised in selecting and including only those procedures which are currently used in predicting the maintainability of equipment and systems. The highlights of each maintainability prediction procedure are presented in a clear, lucid and intelligible manner and include useful supplementary information applicable to specific procedures, using the following format.