Fundamentals of Cost of Poor Reliability podcast episode I define a reliability failure as something that costs your organization money. It might be a warranty expense or a lost customer. A failure may also create customer expenses, too. Let’s talk about the range of un-reliability costs and their impacts. Consider the impact of a product […]

Fundamentals of Root Cause Analysis podcast episode The ability to determine the root cause of a failure is a skill. It requires agility, leadership, inquisitiveness, diligence, and technical skill. Successful RCA taps into your creativity and technical prowess. Using a structured approach helps. There are many challenges when determining the root cause of a failure—the […]

Fundamentals of Reliability Performance Monitoring Monitoring reliability performance requires both measurement and reporting skills. Focusing on making decisions, we can tailor our metrics to improve our reliability program today. The right measures allow your team to spot problems and solve them. Your customers measure the reliability of your products every time they use your product. […]

A Review of the 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge The new CRE body of knowledge goes into effect in January 2018. With the additions, deletions, and changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineering does daily. Let’s closely examine the new 2018 BOK and what it means. With 13 topics partially or […]

Get Started with DOE with This Practical Introduction and Overview A tool is only as useful as knowing when and how to use it. In this webinar, we will discuss identifying an appropriate DOE project and setting up (define) a DOE. A process for DOE execution will be provided and discussed. We will also provide […]

An Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Overview of a Risk Management Framework Risk is borne from uncertainty. The reliability performance of your product line and individual products is uncertain. Identifying and understanding the risks involved helps your team mitigate reliability performance risks. An obvious risk and common question when developing a new product involves the field failure […]

Enhancing Reliability Integration into the Product Development Process One of the more significant challenges for reliability engineering in product development is the complete execution of the planned reliability process in product development. The reliability tools and techniques outlined in the product plan are often skipped or delayed, minimizing the opportunity for outputs to fully impact […]

An Introduction, Basic Uses, and Examples of How RBD Calculations Work A reasonable model helps you make informed decisions. A simple reliability block diagram often provides the insights your team needs to prioritize and achieve the desired reliability performance. Let’s create, populate, and use RBDs effectively. RBDs comprise a few simple elements and arrangements yet can […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of How ALT Goes Wrong Accelerated Life Testing, ALT, is a technique to estimate an item’s time to failure-pattern. In short, ALT allows us to shorten time. Done well, it provides valuable insights into the future. Done poorly, it is a colossal waste of resources. In this webinar, let’s talk […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of How HALT Goes Wrong HALT promises to find the weaknesses in your design early in the design process. Understanding the basic concepts underlying HALT enables you to do so effectively. Let’s discuss this essential discovery tool and how it fits into your program. I call HALT (highly accelerated life […]