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Tim and Fred discuss the feedback loop that connects field performance to the production processes at the supplier, and how advanced sensing technology provides more data to all parties, but doesn’t necessarily lead to greater knowledge or improved reliability.
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Tim and Fred discuss some of the strategies used by companies to enlist the support of their suppliers to address quality problems and generally improve product reliability.
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Adam and Fred discussing the dilemma of too much data in an organization and not enough for reliability work.
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Adam and Fred discussing the benefits of treating failures as nuggets of wonderful information.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the recent article Kirk and comments posted on LinkedIn regarding the estimated maintenance costs required for the F-35 Fighter Jet.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the issue of derating components to increase the reliability of the larger system. Although Fred and Kirk agree on most reliability topics, derating by the traditional reliability guidebooks is not one of them.
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James and Fred discussing how factory equipment automation can create large amounts of data that may or may not be useful.
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John and Fred discussing the Lean Quality Functional Deployment as an effective way to incorporate the voice of the customer into the product development process.
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John and Fred discussing how lean and agile approaches fit within your reliability program.
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Kirk and Fred discussing Kirk’s recent attendance at the Denver Pinball Showdown, a local Pinball conference and reliability.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the article that Fred recently posted and the strategy of making a spare parts and service a source of the majority of programs profit.
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Carl and Fred discussing the application of Risk Priority Number (RPN) in FMEA procedure. There are limitations to the value of RPNs, and these limitations need to be known and addressed to ensure FMEAs prioritize corrective actions properly.
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Carl and Fred discussing when FMEAs should be done to support product development projects. FMEAs take time and cost money to support, and should be done when a certain level of risk can be effectively addressed by the FMEA procedure.
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Andre and Fred discussing the benefits of using what you know as you approach setting sample sizes using Bayesian statistics.
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Andre and Fred discussing durability. Is it the same, a subset, or superset of reliability?
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