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The deliberate creation of an item considering and facilitating its capability to meet reliability goals. DFR provides a set of tools and expectations to enable design decisions that address reliability performance objectives.
Chris and Fred discusshow to set up a new reliability team—and why structure matters far less than culture. They explain how to focus on decisions, not tools, and how to deliver quick wins that actually improve outcomes.
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Chris and Fred discuss the “build, test, fix” approach—and why it often leads to poor reliability outcomes when misunderstood. They explain why testing should generate insight, not act as a late-stage safety net.
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We have “reliability” in our job title? Therefore, we must promote reliability across all our company products as our first priority?
If you believe that, then I believe you are a slave to reliability.
A project manager or design engineer comes to us and makes a proposal that would adversely impact product reliability. We’d reject it, yes?
Well, I believe, on both counts, we should first take a step back and review the alternatives. [Read more…]
Chapter 7 Design for Reliability of the book Practical Reliability Engineering starts with:
The reliability of a product is strongly influenced by decisions made during the design process.
The key message here is reliability occurs at the point of decision. Each time someone makes a decision, selects a component, chooses a material, assumes a use profile, the eventual product reliability takes shape.
Design for Reliability, DfR, is about making good decisions across the organization concerning reliability. [Read more…]
