The Make Versus Buy Decision

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Tim and Fred discuss whether or not you get better quality when you outsource. Will your supplier care as much about quality as you do?

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What About Warranty Charge Backs

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Tim and Fred discussing warranty charge backs.
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When to Seek Guidance from Management

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Carl and Fred discussing the nuances of communicating with management.
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Selecting Tools for a Given Challenge

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Carl and Fred discussing the tool selection process for a given job.
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Questions to Ask During an Assessment

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Carl and Fred discussing the best ways to conduct an assessment.
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Is Incoming Inspection a Necessary Evil?

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Tim and Fred discussing the issues involved with incoming inspection.
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What Happens When You Receive Defective Parts?

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Tim and Fred discussing receiving defective parts and the reliance on suppliers for quality.
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Two Reliability Problems Solved Different Ways

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Adam and Fred discussing a couple of interesting reliability problems and their solutions.
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Our Go-to Reliability Engineering Tools

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Adam and Fred discussing the role of statistical tools in everyday reliability engineering.
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Reliability Tools We Do Not Use Often

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Adam and Fred discussing a few of those tools that we do not use all that often.
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The Future of Reliability Engineering

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Adam, Andre, Carl, Kirk, Tim, and Fred discussing the future of reliability engineering.
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Matching Skills Across Your Supply Chain

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Tim and Fred discuss the advantages of choosing a supplier with complementary skills, and how supplier selection is like interviewing and hiring a new employee.

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3D Printing Impact on Supply Chain and Reliability

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Tim and Fred discuss the emergence of 3D printing, and some of the implications to supply chains and product reliability testing.

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What do companies look for when hiring a reliability engineer?

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Carl and Fred discuss what companies look for when considering hiring a new reliability engineer.

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How can you know if you are a capable reliability engineer?

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Carl and Fred discuss how individual reliability engineers can assess their skills to determine their personal level of competency and value to the company.

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