Changing Customer Expectations

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Kirk and Fred discussing a recent product failure that Kirk had with the manufacturer of his e-bike, and the positive outcome.
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Making Assumptions

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Kirk and Fred discuss the use of assumptions in the reliability models, testing, and predictions
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Naked Mole Rat

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Chris and Fred discuss the naked mole rat … an animal that doesn’t appear to age at all! Ever! And they are ugly …

Want to know why we are talking about these animals and what that has to do reliability? Listen to this podcast!
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Allocating Reliability – Conundrum

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Chris and Fred discuss one of the challenges of allocating reliability … in response to a question from one of our listeners. Might you be able to learn something as well!
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How to Start First Job

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Carl and Fred sharing suggestions for new reliability engineers on what to do when starting your first job.
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Operator Error?

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Carl and Fred discussing a question from an Inside FMEA reader on the subject of Process FMEA. It brings up a general topic of root cause, and whether assigning the cause to various forms of operator error is useful.
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Can You Change an Organization?

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Chris and Fred discuss if it is possible to change any organization? Which is a topical issue for reliability engineers who feel that no one takes it seriously.
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Bathtub Curve Flaws

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Carl and Fred discussing a reader question having to do with the use of the reliability bathtub curve, including the efficacy of the curve itself.
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Biggest Reliability Mistakes

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Carl and Fred discussing some of the biggest reliability mistakes they have seen in their careers, and the lessons learned from those mistakes.
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The Worth of a Reliability Engineer

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Chris and Fred discuss how much a reliability engineer (potentially like you) … is worth. Want to know?
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So Many Tools

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Dianna and Fred discussing how there are so many tools that are available for quality and reliability applications, and approaches to take when figuring out what to use.
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Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Case Study

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Chris and Fred discuss the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) … A US Department of Defense vehicle that can perhaps teach us a lot about reliability (especially in the field of military and defense).
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What Should a Reliability Engineer Do

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Chris and Fred discuss what should a reliability engineer ‘do’? Isn’t this obvious? … is it?
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Redundancy by Design

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Kirk and Fred discussing the use of backups and system redundancy in the design of electronics for increased reliability.
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Wishful Accelerated Testing

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Kirk and Fred discussing a accelerated stress test that a listener was going to use a different combination of stresses on samples to determine life estimates.
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