Anne Meixner, Consultant
Tim interviews Anne Meixner a consultant about her background and ongoing work concerning with testing analog and mixed signal devices.
DTK Anne Meixner Consultant
96 – Electrical Reliability with Mark Rodgers
Electrical Reliability with Mark Rodgers
Electricity or energy is what gives power to a production plant. Any organization spends a considerable amount to keep their equipment in optimal condition and ensure maximum production efficiency. If the electrical system is not up to the mark, this will not only affect the production output but also will expose the employees to potential risks.
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SOR 298 What is the Biggest Challenge Facing Reliability Engineers?
What is the Biggest Challenge Facing Reliability Engineers?
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Carl and Fred discussing the most important challenges facing reliability engineers.
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SOR 297 Reliability and Risk Management
Reliability and Risk Management
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Carl and Fred discussing the subject of risk management and how reliability relates to it.
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95 – Recruitment & Retention Best Practices with Joel Crawford
Recruitment & Retention Best Practices with Joel Crawford
Recruitment and employee retention are few of the areas that every company has to spend resources on. It’s not unusual that an employee may leave his/her jobs after a period of time (even during training) for various reasons. No matter what the HR initiatives and employee engagement programs are, it’s always a fact that employee will come and go, even to the best of organizations; and the only remedy to this is to keep the attrition rate to a minimum.
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SOR 296 Reliability-Safety-Risk Relationships
Reliability-Safety-Risk Relationships
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Andre and Fred discussing the overlapping engineering fields of safety, risk, dependability, performability, reliability, quality.
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SOR 295 Getting the Most of Attending Conferences
Getting the Most of Attending Conference
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Andre and Fred discussing a few hints and tips to get the most out of conference attendance.
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DTK Doug Plucknette Consultant
Doug Plucknette, Consultant
Tim interviews Doug Plucknette a consultant about his background and ongoing work concerning quality, reliability and RCM Blitz®.
94 – How to Create an Effective Corporate Reliability Group with Scott Kelley
How to Create an Effective Corporate Reliability Group with Scott Kelley
Most of the organization in the maintenance and reliability industry don’t have a consistent improvement in the plant production or they are not making progress at the rate they should after investing that many resources they put in the sites. The problem occurs when you don’t have an effective corporate reliability group and that is a structured unit that is actively involved in visiting your sites, reviewing your business processes, and then helping you achieve your organization’s goals by doing everything that needs to be done. They are the ones who help you see your vision for your organization see clearly.
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SOR 294 Setting Up a Corporate Reliability Training Program
SOR 293 What is the Role of Standards in Reliability Programs?
What is the Role of Standards in Reliability Programs?
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Carl and Fred discussing the role of standards in reliability programs.
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93 – ‘Why Does Everyone Hate Me’: How You Can Improve Your Pumpside Manner in 3 Easy Steps with Katie Switzer
‘Why Does Everyone Hate Me’: How You Can Improve Your Pumpside Manner in 3 Easy Steps with Katie Switzer
Most people struggle with their jobs, not necessarily due to the lack of technical know-how, but because getting along well with others seems to be a challenge. This is one of the pain points that many reliability engineers and professionals are facing.
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SOR 292 Where Should the Reliability Group Reside? – Part 2
Where Should the Reliability Group Reside? – Part 2
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Carl and Fred reply to a question from a listener about the location of the reliability group, and expand on the earlier podcast on this topic.
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SOR 291 Let’s Change the Reliability Engineering Practice
Let’s Change the Reliability Engineering Practice
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Kirk and Fred discussing the continued need to change much of the activities in reliability engineering in the goal of ensuring and improving the reliability of electronics and electro-mechanical systems.
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DTK Dr Mohammad Modarres Scholar
Dr Mohammad Modarres, Scholar
Tim interviews Dr. Mohammad Modarres about the Center for Risk and Reliability at the U of Maryland and the value of an advanced degree in reliability.
