How Do I Do MTBF Testing?

podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson

First thing … the MTBF is not a reliability metric (other webinars explain why!) But there are many times when (for reasons good and bad) we need to test something to see how often it fails. This can help us determine how many spare parts we need, how many maintainers and technicians we need to employ, and many other really useful (typically logistic) considerations. We sometimes also need to be able to work out if a product meets an MTBF requirement. But when we do … we need to take into all sorts of statistical considerations like producer’s risk, consumer’s risk, and discrimination ratio. Shouldn’t the requirement be the requirement? If you want to learn more about MTBF testing and how it might (or might not) work … then join us for this webinar.

This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 25 July 2023.

How Do I Do MTBF Testing?Christopher Jackson

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Additional content that may be of interest

When is MTBF OK? episode
Is Testing The Only Way to Confirm Reliability episode
MTBF, Reliability, and the Curve episode
What’s Wrong with MTBF episode
Creating a Reliability Program Plan that optimizes usage of reliability testing and tools episode

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You may already know my position on MTBF. If not, in short, do not use MTBF at all, ever, in any form. So what should we use instead.

What To Do When A Customer Requests MTBF

what specific steps you can take to help your customer actually use your the stated reliability goal and not MTBF.

What You Need to Know About MTBF

No time to understand MTBF, and your organization relies on the reliability of its products, you are almost certainly in trouble.

What to Do About MTBF Use

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