Systems Reliability and Usability for Engineers
暫譯: 工程師的系統可靠性與可用性

工程系統是世界經濟的重要元素。每年有數十億美元被用於開發、製造、運營和維護全球各類型的工程系統。由於這些系統日益增長的複雜性、精密性以及非專業用戶的需求，其可靠性和可用性變得愈加重要。全球競爭和其他因素迫使製造商生產高度可靠和可用的工程系統。本書結合了範例和解決方案，將工程系統的可靠性和可用性整合成一本專著，供那些直接或間接關心這些領域的個人參考。

Dr. B.S. Dhillon is a professor of Engineering Management in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He has served as a Chairman/Director of Mechanical Engineering Department/Engineering Management Program for over 10 years at the same institution. He is the founder of the probability distribution named Dhillon Distribution/Law/Model by statistical researchers in their publications around the world. He has published over 371 {(i.e., 223( 70 single authored + 153 co-authored) journal and 148 conference proceedings} articles on reliability engineering, maintainability, safety, engineering management, etc. He is or has been on the editorial boards of 12 international scientific journals. In addition, Dr. Dhillon has written 45 books on various aspects of health care, engineering management, design, reliability, safety, and quality published by Wiley (1981), Van Nostrand (1982), Butterworth (1983), Marcel Dekker (1984), Pergamon (1986), etc. His books are being used in over 100 countries and many of them are translated into languages such as German, Russian, Chinese, and Persian (Iranian).He has served as General Chairman of two international conferences on reliability and quality control held in Los Angeles and Paris in 1987. Prof. Dhillon has also served as a consultant to various organizations and bodies and has many years of experience in the industrial sector. At the University of Ottawa, he has been teaching reliability, quality, engineering management, design, and related areas and he has also lectured in over 50 countries, including keynote addresses at various international scientific conferences held in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In March 2004, Dr. Dhillon was a distinguished speaker at the Conf./Workshop on Surgical Errors (sponsored by White House Health and Safety Committee and Pentagon), held at the Capitol Hill (One Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.). Professor Dhillon attended the University of Wales where he received a BS in electrical and electronic engineering and an MS in mechanical engineering. He received a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Windsor.

Dr. B.S. Dhillon是渥太華大學機械工程系的工程管理教授。他在同一機構擔任機械工程系/工程管理計畫的主任/主任超過10年。他是統計研究人員在全球出版物中所稱的Dhillon分佈/法則/模型的創始人。他在可靠性工程、可維護性、安全性、工程管理等領域發表了超過371篇文章（即223篇（70篇單著 + 153篇合著）期刊文章和148篇會議論文）。他曾擔任12本國際科學期刊的編輯委員會成員。此外，Dhillon博士撰寫了45本關於醫療保健、工程管理、設計、可靠性、安全性和質量等各個方面的書籍，這些書籍由Wiley（1981年）、Van Nostrand（1982年）、Butterworth（1983年）、Marcel Dekker（1984年）、Pergamon（1986年）等出版。他的書籍在超過100個國家使用，並且其中許多已翻譯成德語、俄語、中文和波斯語（伊朗）。他曾擔任1987年在洛杉磯和巴黎舉行的兩個國際可靠性和質量控制會議的總主席。Dhillon教授還擔任過多個組織和機構的顧問，並在工業界擁有多年經驗。在渥太華大學，他教授可靠性、質量、工程管理、設計及相關領域，並在超過50個國家講授，包括在北美、歐洲、亞洲和非洲舉行的各種國際科學會議上的主題演講。2004年3月，Dhillon博士在國會大廈（華盛頓特區憲法大道一號）舉行的外科錯誤會議/研討會（由白宮健康與安全委員會和五角大廈贊助）中擔任特邀演講者。Dhillon教授曾就讀於威爾士大學，獲得電氣與電子工程學士學位和機械工程碩士學位。他在溫莎大學獲得工業工程博士學位。