This book is dedicated to the reliability of networks. It presents methods, techniques and tools. It also concerns different domains of research related to the reliability engineering such as network availability, maintainability, optimization, risk and others. The book presents fundamental and application knowledge in terms of basic principles and theoretical explanations. It will be pertained to the design, to operations, to manufacture in different field of engineering and services, such as telecommunications networks and supply chains systems.
The book features:
1. Basic definitions related to the subject of network reliability are introduced slowly, clearly, meticulously, and in a logic order showing the dependency between the different chapters, sections and subsections. Every used definition, term or sentence, they describe exactly the main exact meaning.
2. The book discusses theory and applications using models, techniques, algorithms and software programs, and exercises with solutions to the most of them.
3. The associated web-based software programs provide excellent tools that can be used by practitioners, but there is a restriction imposed to the dimension of networks.
About the Author: Dr. Mohamed-Larbi Rebaiaia is a researcher with the department of mechanical engineering at Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada. Dr. Rebaiaia has taught and researched in different fields of theoretical and practical engineering sciences. His current research deals with reliability and maintenance engineering, quality and production systems, modeling and decision making, project management, operation management, Water management and basically everything that uses operational research and transports of information and commodities. Dr. Rebaiaia is graduated from Laval University in industrial engineering in 2011. Before that, from 1983 until 2006, Mr. Rebaiaia taught and researched at Annaba and Batna universities, Algeria. His is an engineer in computer sciences (1983), he obtained a Master by course in 1984 and a diploma equivalent to a doctorate 3rd cycle at Annaba university in computer engineering and operational research. From 1983 to 1986 to worked as lecturer and from 1986 to 1992 as senior lecturer. After 1993 he moved to Batna University where he obtained the grade of assistant professor in computer sciences and operational research. He also obtained another Ph.D in Computer sciences applied to industries in 2005. He also activated as consultant in different projects, in industries, transportation, computer applications, telecommunication, supply chains and several others.
