◦ It uses detailed design data and takes account of the various operating, environmental and manufacturing conditions that affect failure rates. It thereby ensures that detailed design improvements are properly reflected in the reliability predictions.

◦ It assists the design process by highlighting overstressed parts and marginal stress levels in the design. This reduces the risk of unreliability through inadequate design by ensuring that all parts operate within their specified rated capabilities. Thermal evaluation ensures that the design configuration provides adequate heat dissipation characteristics.

◦ It ensures that reliability considerations are an integral part of the design process.

◦ Despite the detailed nature of the method, it will still only provide a broad estimate of in-service reliability due to the difficulties in modelling failure rates and reliability accurately. These difficulties are common to all reliability prediction methods.

◦ The limitations which apply to the Generic Parts Count method also apply here.