An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

Everyone knows what reliability is. And that’s the problem. We have used the term ‘reliability’ in normal, everyday speech since we were children. So that means we have decades of preconceived ideas about what reliability is (and is not). But that means there are lots of different ideas about what reliability is. Some people think this thing called the ‘MTBF’ is a measure of reliability (it isn’t). And neither is the ‘failure rate.’ Neither are things called the ‘L10’ and ‘B10’ lives. So if you want to find out what reliability actually is (no equations) … this webinar is for you!

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

Following along the idea stated by Lord Kelvin, “…when you can measure what your are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it…”, we have organizations measuring reliability performance. Not that measuring something is managing it, those are two different activies. Yet, using various metrics that we track on a regular basis does provide some useful information if done well.

Let’s explore a few ways that I’ve seen reliability metric monitoring. Let’s also examine a simple process to establish, maintain, and end metrics. Measuring something has an expense, so it must also provide value. If the value is not there, or it’s not useful for making decisions, then either improve the metric system or end the metric.

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

The dividing up of a reliability goal is one way to specify reliability goals for specific key elements of your product. Yet, that is not the only purpose of allocation. It can and should be a key practice to get your team working toward a common goal in a unified and collaborative manner.

Let’s discuss a couple of easy ways to accomplish reliability allocation or apportionment, then examine a valuable way to use this tool to improve the chances of achieving your overall reliability goal.

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

Every industry has its own way of characterizing reliability metrics. For example, the ball bearing industry uses the metric ‘B_10’ to represent the time by which they expect 10 % of all ball bearings of a specific type to fail. Electronic component manufacturers use the term ‘Failures in Time’ of ‘FITs’ to describe the reliability of their products. But what is a FIT? And how can you use it to measure reliability? Did you know that many electronic manufacturers advertise ‘FIT values’ that imply a mean time to failure of over 1 000 years? If you are involved in electronic component reliability, then join us for this webinar!

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

System or Operational Effectiveness is comprised of three elements. An early definition included capability, reliability, and availability. Another early definition included availability, dependability, and capability. In essence, can the system do what it’s supposed to do? Is it ready when needed? And is it able to work without failure long enough?

Let’s examine system effectiveness and its factors or elements in more detail. Then, examine an example or two so you can apply this concept to your situation.

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

Goals, objectives, milestones, targets, whatever you call them, just have a clear one. Setting a reliability goal is easy. Get a few people together for a short discussion and in less then 10 minutes you can craft a meaningful reliability goal.

Let’s explore the elements that make up a reliability goal. Plus, the range of inputs you can use to define each element. Plus, some best practices when establishing goals.

Finally, simply setting a goal adds value to your organization – if it is a complete and practical goal. Estimating or measuring that value can be tricky, so let’s discuss a few ways you may quantify the value of a goal.

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

A complete reliability goal statement element involves a product’s environment and use conditions. The ability to define these clearly during the design process is not always easy, yet a valuable addition to your reliability program.

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An Accendo Reliability recorded webinar event

The way we communicate goals directly impacts the achievement of the goal.

Creating and succinctly stating a reliability goal necessary for the leadership it provides an organization when designing a new product.

The reliability goal statement includes four elements:

• function
• environment
• probability of success
• duration.

The function definition provides one means to define failure conditions.

The environment includes elements such as weather and elements related to use frequency.

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