How to Identify Key Product Characteristics

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss the subject of key product characteristics, why they are important, and how to identify and use them to improve reliability.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the application of key product characteristics.

Topics include:

What are product characteristics?
What are significant or key product characteristics?
How to identify key product characteristics
How key product characteristics are used in FMEAs and reliablity plans

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SOR 246 How to Identify Key Product CharacteristicsCarl S. Carlson

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Show Notes

Chapter 6, section 6.2.6 of the book Effective FMEAs provides full definitions for the application of key product characteristics.

Hotwire article on Key Product Characteristics: http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue196/fmeacorner196.htm

About Carl S. Carlson

Carl S. Carlson is a consultant and instructor in the areas of FMEA, reliability program planning and other reliability engineering disciplines, supporting over one hundred clients from a wide cross-section of industries. He has 35 years of experience in reliability testing, engineering, and management positions, including senior consultant with ReliaSoft Corporation, and senior manager for the Advanced Reliability Group at General Motors.

Comments

DonMacArthur7 says
October 12, 2017 at 8:49 AM
I’m listening. Very interesting way of thinking.
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