Common Sense
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Carl and Fred discussing the role of common sense in reliability engineering and management.
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SOR 625 Common Sense
FMEA and Robust Design
One of the most important concepts in designing for reliability is robust design. This article is a high-level overview of robust design and its relationship to FMEA.
“For the robust, an error is information.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
SOR 616 Teaching Reliability Part 2
Teaching Reliability Part 2
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Carl and Fred continuing to discuss how to teach reliability. This is part 2 of the podcast series “Teaching Reliability.”
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Hazard Analysis and FMEA
“The danger which is least expected soonest comes to us.” Voltaire
This article discusses the application of Hazard Analysis, why it is used, and the similarities and differences with FMEA.
SOR 608 Attributes of Reliability Requirements
Attributes of Reliability Requirements
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Carl and Fred discussing the attributes of good reliability requirements, and how they can be used to improve the reliability requirements setting process.
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SOR 607 Reliability Decisions
Reliability Decisions
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Carl and Fred discussing some of their most memorable reliability decisions, and how the decisions came about.
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Understanding Software FMEA
“My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.” Anonymous
More and more mechanical and electrical systems include software integration. The FMEA methodology applies very well to software as well as hardware. It is possible to include software functionality in the System FMEA as part of the functional descriptions. However, for complex software functionality such as embedded control systems, it may be useful to perform a separate software FMEA.
SOR 597 Reliability Tools: Supporting Good Decisions and Adding Value
Reliability Tools: Supporting Good Decisions and Adding Value
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Carl and Fred discussing the myriad of reliability methods and tools, and how they can be differentiated by how they support program decisions and add value.
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Legal Guidelines for FMEAs
FMEAs are legal documents that support the demonstration of due care in product development. FMEA teams should ensure their worksheets are consistent with good legal practices for documents, and follow company legal guidelines.
“Common sense often makes good law.” William Orville Douglas, past Justice of the Supreme Court
SOR 596 Approach to Platform Reliability
Approach to Platform Reliability
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Carl and Fred discussing a reliability approach where the focus becomes core functions. This is compared to approaching reliability at the project level.
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SOR 595 Lesson Learned Doing Virtual Work
Lesson Learned Doing Virtual Work
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Carl and Fred discussing the timely subject of working from home in the virtual world. Whether you are running a meeting, participating in an FMEA, teaching, or collaborating online, what works and does not work?
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SOR 594 FMEA and Legal Considerations
FMEA and Legal Considerations
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Carl and Fred discussing common sense legal guidelines for doing FMEAs. The focus of FMEAs should be first and foremost on improving designs and manufacturing processes, and consistent with company legal policy.
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PFMEAs can Identify Special Process Characteristics
[This is a companion article to “Using Design FMEAs to Identify Special Product Characteristics.” These two articles should be read in sequence.]
Identification and application of special product and process characteristics help to focus assembly and manufacturing processes on the most important areas, in order to achieve the right outcomes.
“Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding” – Brian Greene
DFMEAs can Identify Special Product Characteristics
One of the most important principles in reliability engineering and management is the differentiation between the vital few and the trivial many. The application of special product characteristics uses that principle.
“The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of thinking.” – Albert Einstein
SOR 579 Introduction to Facilitation Skills
Introduction to Facilitation Skills
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Carl and Fred discussing the broad set of skills that are needed to be an effective team leader.
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