The Danger of Choosing the Lowest Cost Supplier
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Tim and Fred discuss the common behavior of only focusing on purchase price when working with suppliers.
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SOR 015 Dealing with the Drive to the Lowest Cost Supplier
SOR 014 Importance of Clear Communication Across the Supply Chain
Open Communication With the Supplier to Ensure Reliability
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Tim and Fred discuss just how important clear communication is across the supply chain and how it improves product reliability.
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SOR 013 The Design and the Supplier’s Capability
Matching Supplier Capability to the Design
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Tim and Fred discuss the supplier’s role in achieving a reliable design and product.
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DTK Andy Drenick Business Leader
Andy Drenick, CEO and President Qualmark Corporation
Tim Rodgers interviews Andy concerning the role of the CEO concerning product reliability.
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SOR 012 The Evolution of Reliability Practices and HALT
Evolution of Reliability Practices and HALT
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Kirk and Fred discuss the history and evolution of environmental stress testing practices leading to HALT.
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SOR 011 Approaching HALT on a Water Resistance Coating
Approaching HALT on a Water Resistance Coating
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Kirk and Fred discuss how to approach developing a HALT for a discrete component that a vendor claims is more reliable.
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SOR 010 Should We Design for HALT
Should We Design for HALT?
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Kirk and Fred discuss the notion of designing for HALT and why that isn’t a good idea.
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SOR 009 Building Consistent Behavior Focused on Reliability
Building Consistent Behavior Focused on Reliability
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Adam and Fred discuss steps you can take to create consistent behavior focused on reliability.
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DTK Andre Kleyner Author
Andre Kleyner, Author
Tim Rodgers interviews Andre Kleyner concerning Andre’s observations and advice concerning warranty, small sample data analysis, the current state of reliability education and more.
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SOR 008 Recognizing Inconsistent Reliability Priorities
Recognizing Inconsistent Reliability Priorities
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Adam and Fred discuss recognizing and dealing with inconsistent behaviors concerning reliability performance.
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Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions
Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions
Early and often during product development, the team needs to know the expected reliability performance of the current design. The values provide information to make decisions.
We can create meaningful estimates. Or not.
SOR 007 Where is the Break in Reliability Ownership?
Where is the Break in Reliability Ownership?
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Adam and Fred discuss the various priorities and break down of reliability focus across an organization.
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SOR 006 How to Get Started as a new Reliability Engineer
How to Get Started as a new Reliability Engineer
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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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SOR 005 Importance of Reliability Goal and Vision Discussions
Importance of Reliability Goal and Vision Discussions
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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.
SOR 004 High Level Steps to Create Your Reliability Program
High-Level Steps to Create Your Reliability Program
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Every company desires to be a leader in achieving high reliability for its products and processes throughout the service life.
This objective can be difficult, given cost and timing pressures experienced by companies around the world today. In order to achieve the highest possible reliability, it is often necessary to develop and implement a reliability plan.
This naturally brings certain topics and questions into view: What is a reliability plan and how should it be developed? Which reliability tools should be included in a reliability plan and how are these tools selected?
