M1 Introduction to the Course

A little background and motivation for the material in this course.

• Welcome
• Instructor Introduction / Background
• Course Format / Materials / Software

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Course Overview

The objective of the curriculum is to provide participants with the analytical tools and methods necessary to:

• Understand key sources of measurement error
• Design and Conduct Gage R&R studies to estimate measurement error components (repeatability, reproducibility)
• Interpret Gage R&R results and identify corrective actions if necessary
• Plan and Conduct Gage R&R studies for attribute systems
• Apply control charts to monitor Measurement Systems over time
• Assess Accuracy and Linearity of Measurement Systems
• Compare measurement systems to each other with respect to accuracy and precision
• Handle Non-Replicable Systems (such as Destructive Tests)

The key course features are summarized below:

• 8 Modules & 36 Lessons
• Video Presentation of Concepts & Methods
• Participant Interaction via Pop-Up Questions with Feedback
• Demonstrations of Analyses using MINITAB Software
• Interpreting Results/Output
• Participant Exercises with Presented Solutions
• Off-line Instructor support available
• Participant Guide and Supporting Reference Textbook available Electronically and in hard copy

Steven Wachs, Course Instructor

Steven Wachs has 25 years of wide-ranging industry experience in both technical and management positions. Steve has worked as a statistician at Ford Motor Company where he has extensive experience in the development of statistical models, reliability analysis, designed experimentation, and statistical process control.

Steve is currently a Principal Statistician at Integral Concepts, Inc. where he assists manufacturers in the application of statistical methods to reduce variation and improve quality and productivity. He also possesses expertise in the application of reliability methods to achieve robust and reliable products as well as estimate and reduce warranty. Steve regularly speaks at industry conferences and provides workshops in industrial statistical methods worldwide.

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Master Measurement System Assessments starting today.

Your On-demand Course with Instructor Support

Immediate access to all course lessons discussing concepts, reviewing procedures, and flushing out context and applicability.

Plus, I’m here to support you upon request.

Lessons include text, video lectures, quick quizzes, exercises, and activities. The intent is to encourage you to immediately apply the lessons within your organization such that you can start improving your measurement system assessments.

How Long Will the Course Take?

This will depend on how many video lectures you view and how many of the sample exam problems you attempt. The course contains 8 modules, with a total of 36 lessons including 15 exercises. There are approximately 16 hours of lectures.

It is recommended that beyond the lectures, you plan on another 10 to 20 hours for reading and working the exercises. Plus, you are encouraged to ‘try this at work/home’ too.

You can always revisit a lesson or check a detail in the supporting student text.

What are the course prerequisites?

No prior knowledge of statistics or statistical software is required for this course.  Participants should simply be interested in learning how to quantitatively assess the adequacy of measurement systems.

What is your return policy?

If you are not satisfied with the content, send me an email within 30 days for a full refund.

Welcome to the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Exam Preparation Course

This course is exclusively offered to Enbridge employees.

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Course Overview

• This online class provides an overview of the CRE Body of Knowledge with lectures, discussions, guided self-study and review of previous CRE exam questions.

• This classroom allows participants to actively participate by drawing on the virtual whiteboard, asking questions on the mic or webchat, taking polls, sharing desktops, and webcam capability.  Imagine following a lecture, highlighting or circling your problem areas on the virtual whiteboard, or even presenting tough CRE questions to be answered.  You can even e-mail questions to be answered in the next class!

• If you are unable to make the live class, or want to re-view videos from past sessions, you may do so by clicking any course date in the Course Archive (available here as the course progresses).

• This course is designed to supplement the knowledge of the individual having met the requirements for certification and is not designed to teach the entire body of knowledge.

CRE Exam Prerequisites

• You must have eight years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the Certified Reliability Engineer Body of Knowledge. A minimum of three years of this experience must be in a decision-making position. “Decision-making” is defined as the authority to define, execute, or control projects/processes and to be responsible for the outcome. This may or may not include management or supervisory positions.

• If you are now or were previously certified by ASQ as a Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Software Quality Engineer, or Quality Manager, experience used to qualify for certification in these fields often applies to certification as a Reliability Engineer.

• If you have completed a degree from a college, university, or technical school with accreditation accepted by ASQ, part of the eight-year experience requirement will be waived. Please consult the details on the ASQ website, http://asq.org/cert/quality-engineer/right-for-you, or call 800-248-1946.

• Register for the CRE exam separately at www.asq.org. Introductory courses in Statistics, Statistical analysis, Risk Analysis, FMEA and Reliability are advisable if you have not covered those topics in depth previously.

Instructor Bio

Chris Jackson can help you with a range of reliability engineering issues and problems.

Chris has a PhD in Reliability Engineering and has been the Director of UCLA’s Center for Reliability and Resilience Engineering (CRRE) … so he can help you with the higher-level theory of reliability probability, modeling and statistics.

He was an officer in the Australian Army where he (amongst other things) led hundreds of engineers and technicians to support multi-million dollar fleets of equipment … so he knows how the operational management side works.

He has also consulted to many clients for many different issues … so he knows about organizational reliability management issues.

Chris has been a project manager for a number of government projects … which means he is well versed on the realities of materiel contract management. He has published multiple textbooks including ‘Reliability Engineering and Management’ (https://www.amazon.com/Reliability-Engineering-Management-Christopher-Jackson-ebook/dp/B071LGDYQG).

He founded UCLA’s Center for the Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Systems (SARAS … www.saras.ucla.edu)