Reliability goal setting

Decision Type: Objective

Method Category: Requirements, Set reliability targets

Categories: Methods

The process of creating a statement that includes the function(s), environment and use conditions, probability of survival, and duration for an item. It is the reliability performance objective for the item under consideration. It provides a detailed statement that is measurable to communicate the desired reliability performance of an item. Included is sufficient information to guide decisions related to material selection, design architecture, and types of or expected environmental and use stresses.

Software Design For Reliability
Reliability Goal Story
A life-support-equipment company manager desires to conduct a reliability program assessment. The company is experiencing about a 50% per year failure rate and at least the Director of Quality thought it should do better. One of the findings was related to reliability goal setting and how it was used within the organization. Nearly everyone knew that the product had a 5,000-h Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) reliability goal, but

« Back to Glossary Index

About Fred Schenkelberg

Leave a Reply Cancel reply