Design Failure Patterns
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing how new technology designs of buildings or electronics are usually over-designed in the first generation.
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SOR 691 Design Failure Patterns
Speaking of Reliability
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SOR 690 Reliability and Simplicity
Reliability and Simplicity
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Kirk and Fred discussing marketing reliability, brand reputation for reliability along with tradeoffs between making equipment simple and reliable.
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SOR 689 Warning Signs and Culture
Warning Signs and Culture
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Chris and Fred discuss warning signs … especially those that revolve around culture … are often ignored. And it takes a ‘disaster’ or ‘catastrophe’ to do something about this. Why is this?
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SOR 688 When is MTBF OK?
When is MTBF OK?
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Chris and Fred discuss the MTBF … and if and when it can be used … sometimes in reliability engineering. We know that the MTBF is one of the most chronically overused (and misused) so-called ‘reliability’ metrics. But is there scope for it to be used … sometimes?
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SOR 687 Creativity and Engineering
Creativity and Engineering
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Carl and Fred discuss the broad subject of creativity, and how it applies to engineering activities, including reliability engineering.
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SOR 686 Short Term Thinking
Short Term Thinking
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Carl and Fred discussing the problem with short-term thinking; and the benefits of long-term thinking in the field of reliability engineering and management.
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SOR 685 Demonstration Testing
Demonstration Testing
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Chris and Fred discuss the whole idea of ‘demonstration testing’ … and how it may be ‘chronically’ overused or at least misunderstood. Heard of ‘demonstration testing’ and need to learn more?
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SOR 684 Perils of Assuming a Model
Perils of Assuming a Model
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Chris and Fred discuss some of the issues you face when selecting a (potentially incorrect) model. And how much uncertainty still remains when you do. Hate statistics … but need a nice and easy introduction to this sort of stuff?
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SOR 683 Public Reporting of Failures
Public Reporting of Failures
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Kirk and Fred discussing the challenges of failure analysis and reporting of the root cause of electronic system failures and corrective action to the consuming public
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SOR 682 Heroes versus Prevention
Heroes versus Prevention
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Kirk and Fred discussing why the service departments will get more accolades for repairing failed systems than those in design department that find and prevent failures during development.
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SOR 681 Selecting the Right Recommendations
Selecting the Right Recommendations
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Carl and Fred discussing methods for selecting reliability recommendations, following the process used to develop effective reliability plans.
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SOR 680 Pareto was Right
Pareto was Right
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Carl and Fred discussing the subject of prioritizing tasks, both in life, and in the field of reliability engineering.
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SOR 679 Should We Ban the Term Failure
Should We Ban the Term Failure?
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Chris and Fred discuss the term ‘failure’ … and should we use it?
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SOR 678 Wrapped Around the Axle
Wrapped Around the Axle
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Chris and Fred discuss what it means to be ‘wrapped around the axle.’ It is one of those perfect analogies … especially for people who fall for imperfect analogies! Like that assuming that all we have to do is wait for ‘early failures’ to disappear before we get into to the ‘bottom part of the bathtub curve’ … really?
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SOR 677 Military Customers, Center of Gravity, and Reliability
Military Customers, Center of Gravity, and Reliability
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Chris and Kirk discuss how militaries go about making and getting reliable stuff. And this is sometimes more successful than others …
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