Maintainability & Maintenance Management (4th edition) by Joe Patton is the latest update of the book that has received three prestigious awards. MMM emphasizes design for maintenance and serviceability, systems engineering, determining future maintenance needs, maintainability process, quantitative methods, allocation and prediction, design and production considerations, computer aids, checklists for design reviews, and how to gain high production and profits while minimizing life cycle costs. Computer/electronic companies, educational institutions, government agencies, manufacturing, medical, military, telecom, transportation, and other industries have benefited from the lessons of this widely recognized book.