Confidence from Understanding
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss what this term ‘confidence’ means … especially when it comes to statistics (and reliability)
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SOR 769 Confidence from Understanding
Speaking of Reliability
Let us address your reliability engineering questions. Gain the experience of your peers and accelerate the improvement of your program and career.
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SOR 768 Training Everyone for Risk Management
Training Everyone for Risk Management
Abstract
Greg and Fred discussing risk management training for all employees.
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SOR 767 Decision Making for Reliability
Decision Making for Reliability
Abstract
Greg and Fred discussing risk based, decision making for reliability and quality engineers.
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SOR 766 What Matters in a Demonstration Test
What Matters in a Demonstration Test?
Abstract
Carl and Fred discussing a listener question about how which failures to count in demonstration testing. Specifically, what about maintenance induced failures, supply chain failures and other types of failures, not typically part of the product design.
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SOR 765 Fast vs Thorough
Fast vs Thorough
Abstract
Carl and Fred discussing the need to be fast in smaller or startup companies. Reliability engineering can adapt to a fast culture and support lean product development, without compromising essential tasks.
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SOR 764 Regression Metrics
Regression Metrics
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss ‘regression metrics’ … or numbers that software packages spit out at us to suggest if a statistical model is ‘good’ or not. But if this is the only thing you (as an engineer) rely on to understand your system … you are already in trouble!
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SOR 763 Technology Only Goes So Far
Technology Only Goes So Far
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Chris and Fred discuss the limits of ‘technology solutions’ … especially when it comes to reliability – mainly because there is always a human being involved!
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SOR 762 Problem Solving with Customer Service
Problem Solving with Customer Service
Abstract
Dianna and Fred discussing customer service: personal and professional experiences.
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SOR 761 Encouraging New Engineers
Encouraging New Engineers
Abstract
Dianna and Fred discussing why and how to encourage new engineers and foster younger generations to consider engineering as a profession.
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SOR 760 Dealing with Suppliers
Dealing with Suppliers
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing dealing with suppliers in dealing with failures in complex interconnected systems.
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SOR 759 Talking about HALT
Talking about HALT
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing a basic subject that Kirk has been speaking about for over three decades, Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and carrying the ideas of Gregg Hobbs, Ph.D. who termed the acronym and methodology
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SOR 758 Incomplete Data
Incomplete Data
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss what it means to have incomplete data. Isn’t data just data?
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SOR 757 No Such Thing as Safe
No Such Thing as Safe
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss this term we call ‘safe.’ What is ‘safe?’ How can we use the term ‘safe’ in industries that involve a lot of risk? Perhaps there is no such thing as ‘safe?’
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SOR 756 Fitting into a Risk Program
Fitting into a Risk Program
Abstract
Greg and Fred discussing how risk assessment must be tailored to the context of the organization.
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SOR 755 Risk Assessments
Risk Assessments
Abstract
Greg and Fred discussing how and why to conduct risk assessments.
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