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Join Carl and Fred as they discuss “what is a failure?” The discussion centers around the context of measuring reliability. Reliability experts do not always agree on the definition of “failure.”
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Carl and Fred discuss the importance of well-defined reliability requirements and how to characterize them in technical specifications and use them in testing.
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Fred and Carl discuss the use of analytical tools to assess and measure reliability.
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Fred and Carl discuss the subject of executing the tasks from a reliability plan.
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Fred and Carl discuss the lessons learned from years of experience in working with companies in developing reliability plans.
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Carl and Fred discuss reliability tasks and how we should approach reliability planning. Details including the rationale need to be clear.
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Carl and Fred discuss including reliability specifications in supplier requirements, too.
We discuss the impact of the focus on cost and delivery and adding reliability to the discussion and contracts.
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Carl and Fred discuss setting reliability requirements.
Instead of a soft goal or “generally good” thing to achieve, make them specific and clear. Make them a requirement to for the development teams to achieve.
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Carl and Fred discuss the connection of environmental testing to the reliability performance of a product.
The relationship between performance elements of a product and how they perform in the range of environmental conditions expected.
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Carl and Fred discuss the role of senior managers within the reliability program.
Also when and how managers should get involved with your reliability program. And, remember your senior management can delegate tasks, not their responsibility.
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Carl and Fred discuss the general definition of design for reliability, then the essential essence of DFR. The ability to influence the point of decision during the design and development process.
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Carl and Fred discuss the importance of people skills in achieving reliability objectives.
While technical skills and experience in the various reliability tools is essential, achieving reliability objectives requires working with engineering teams and influencing engineers in a positive manner.
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Carl and Fred discuss the most common roadblocks to achieving high reliability in any company, and what the reliability practitioner can do to overcome each of the potential roadblocks.
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Companies have high expectations for safety and reliability.
New reliability engineers face significant challenges when trying to meet these challenges. It is important to be guided by the right philosophy and approach and to ask the right questions.
Fred and Carl discuss these topics in this podcast episode.
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Setting reliability targets requires much more than assigning a reliability number.
Reliability targets need to include the intended function of the system or component, the probability of achieving the intended function, the operating conditions and environment, and the time over which reliability needs to be achieved.
Management must be directly involved in developing and communicating the reliability vision and ensuring the necessary steps to achieving reliability are in place.
