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Design for Reliability by using Design-out Maintenance to get High Reliability Equipment

Design for Reliability by using Design-out Maintenance to get High Reliability Equipment

Design-out maintenance is a root cause failure elimination category where the solution is to design for reliability and intentionally create highly reliable equipment through an engineering design change.

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I am a design engineer and am considering plant improvement as a more proactive activity for our department. Being in design I am interested in design-out maintenance solutions and the role they play in maintenance cost reduction. Particularly where design out solutions are used for failure elimination.

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Hazard Rate and Related Concepts in Reliability Engineering

Hazard Rate and Related Concepts in Reliability Engineering

In this video, Hemant Urdhwareshe explains concept of hazard rate which is very important in reliability engineering and also in insurance business! The video will be useful to all those who want to understand this basic concept. It will be also be useful to all those who wish to prepare for ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) exam.

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FINESSE Fishbone: The F Stands for Frame

FINESSE Fishbone: The F Stands for Frame

The F in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Frame. Effective communication requires systems thinking. That’s the good news for most technical professionals – you do not need to be perfect but only need the cause-and-effect bones of FINESSE to work together. These are three tips to help you develop the frame.

Use “The Greatest Fear”

Focusing on your greatest fear is an alternative way to frame a problem. Framing the problem is also the first step in effective communication using the FINESSE approach for problems with high levels of complexity and uncertainty. [Read more…]

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Use Lognormal Distribution

Use Lognormal Distribution

The lognormal distribution has two parameters, μ and σ. These are not the same as mean and standard deviation, which is the subject of another post, yet they describe the distribution, including the reliability function.

$$ \displaystyle R(t)=1-\Phi \left( \frac{\ln (t)-\mu }{\sigma } \right)$$

Where Φ is the standard normal cumulative distribution function, and t is time. [Read more…]

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Great Communications are Essential for Business Prosperity

Great Communications are Essential for Business Prosperity

Guest Post by Bill Pomfret (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

The last few years have proven the risk landscape is dynamic and evolving. And while an organization focuses on responding to one crisis, another is almost always lurking in the shadows—from COVID variants and severe weather to supply chain, and civil unrest and cybercrime. In fact, you could even find yourself in the dark – literally.

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Poisson Distribution and its Application using Formula, Tables and Excel

Poisson Distribution and its Application using Formula, Tables and Excel

In this video, Hemant Urdhwareshe explains applicability of Poisson Distribution along with its application examples. Solutions to application examples are illustrated using basic formula, tables of Poisson Distribution and also Microsoft Excel. Hemant also explains the mean and standard deviation of Poisson Distribution. The video will be useful to all those who want to learn basics of Poisson Distribution and prepare for ASQ Certification Exams such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black or Green Belt (CSSBB or CSSGB).

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Systems Thinking and a Better Way to Develop Business Presentations

Systems Thinking and a Better Way to Develop Business Presentations

Most technical professionals find themselves bogged down by inefficient presentation preparation methods that result in information overload and diluted messaging. We need a better way. Business presentations are critical in conveying strategic visions, securing stakeholder buy-in, and driving decision-making. Improving the presentation development process results in increased productivity, cost savings, more effective communication, and better work-life balance. This article explores innovative strategies to streamline the development of business presentations. [Read more…]

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Five Technology Trends in Manufacturing: Are You On Board?

Five Technology Trends in Manufacturing: Are You On Board?

Guest Post by Daniel Burrus (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

Corporations that create in this world facilitate so many integral pieces to contemporary life by way of manufacturing. Manufacturing is quite literally a backbone to so many other industries, generating components for medical devices, automobiles, electronics, and machinery that keeps everything progressing forward. All of these components frequently need to be replaced, or more often upgraded thanks to new innovations that create new capabilities and in turn create new needs. [Read more…]

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Fix a 50,000 Dollar per Year Problem for 2.54 using ACE 3T 

Fix a 50,000 Dollar per Year Problem for 2.54 using ACE 3T 

 ACE 3T analysis is a new problem inquiry tool that lets you find simple answers to difficult problems. It does not ask you to use Lean process assessment tools or apply Six Sigma statistical analysis. You only need to use your eyes and a spread sheet to explore the details that expose the simple options to solve your problem. 

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Binomial Distribution and its Applications

Binomial Distribution and its Applications

Dear friends, we are happy to release this video on Binomial Distribution which is one of the foundations in probability theory! In this video Hemant Urdhwareshe explains how to calculate probability using basic formula, tables and Excel. We have also explained the applicability of Binomial Distribution in various situations. Additionally, the video includes graphical representation of Binomial Distribution using Excel. The video would be useful to all those who want to learn the Binomial Distribution and take the ASQ Certification exams such as CQE, CRE, Six Sigma Black/Green Belt.

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Series Kickoff: The Seven Bones of the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

Series Kickoff: The Seven Bones of the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

In the upcoming months, look for an article on each of the seven bones of the FINESSE fishbone diagram. I’ll provide three insights and a three-minute video on each bone. You’ll see the cause-and-effect relationships and why communication is a system just like any other type of physical system. The series is a good introduction for those unfamiliar with FINESSE and a refresher for those who are.

Systems Thinking

A system is a collection of interrelated or interacting parts, each of which can affect the behavior or outcomes of the whole. One defining property of a system is that it provides a function that none of the parts can accomplish by themselves. The corollary is that a system is not the sum of the parts but the product of their interactions.

A communication system is the same as any other system. The good news for technical professionals is that you do not have the best-looking, most eloquent, or smartest person in the room to be an effective communicator. You just need to trust the system.

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