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Identify Key Decisions

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Identify Key Decisions
Abstract

Carl and Fred discussing the integration of reliability activities with engineering decisions, and how to enhance this important intersection.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the important of supporting the decision-making process with the tools of Reliability Engineering.

Topics include:

  • The origin of Speaking of Reliability
  • Aligning reliability activities with what the team needs
  • Primary Steps to Achieving High Reliability include Step 3: “Identify
    • Reliability-related Decisions”
  • What are the key pieces of information that are needed by the program team, and when?
  • Reliability occurs at the point of decision
  • Everything we do in reliability should support the decisions that create a reliable product
  • There is a broad range of decisions in the product development process
  • Connect the reliability plan with the *key* decisions
  • In order to impact reliability-related decisions, you have to do the previous steps well, including reliability strategic vision and reliability gap assessment
  • Reliability is not done in a vacuum
  • Sometimes the decisions you have to support are mandated by management
  • Ask for the “why” behind the decision, so you know how best to support it
  • All gaps do not need to be addressed; the questions is whether or not closing the gap supports a key decision
  • Consider the matrix in our book to prioritize decisions; screen shot in Show Notes
  • Listing important decisions is not a one-time event
  • Writing a Reliability Plan is not a one-time event, it needs to be updated when needed
  • Get the activities of reliability associated with the key decisions in your company
  • Connecting with decisions advances your career in reliability

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    Show Notes

    Figure 7.1 “Decision making matrix for the Enthusiast Series example” from The Process of Reliability Engineering

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    SOR 607 Reliability Decisions(Opens podcast in a new browser tab)

    Help Your Team Make Better Reliability Decisions(Opens article in a new browser tab)

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