What is the Role of Standards in Reliability Programs?
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Carl and Fred discussing the role of standards in reliability programs.
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SOR 293 What is the Role of Standards in Reliability Programs?
SOR 292 Where Should the Reliability Group Reside? – Part 2
Where Should the Reliability Group Reside? – Part 2
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Carl and Fred reply to a question from a listener about the location of the reliability group, and expand on the earlier podcast on this topic.
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Understanding FMEA Occurrence Risk – Part 1
The Scale from Remote to Certain
Some FMEA teams associate occurrence ranking with Failure Mode; others associate it with Effect. Still others connect associate it with Cause? Which is correct? This article discusses occurrence risk, including examples, and answers this question.
“Reality is not always probable, or likely.”
Jorge Luis Borges
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Note from “Inside FMEA” Author
As of the date of this note, the Inside FMEA series of articles has completed the “Introduction to FMEA Series,” and is nearly complete with the “FMEA Fundamentals Series.”
This year, Inside FMEA articles will continue on a monthly basis. Each article will be posted for readers on the 1st day of the month.
As soon as the “FMEA Fundamentals Series” is completed, articles will continue with the “FMEA Preparation Series,” followed by the “FMEA Facilitation Series” and the “FMEA Special Topics Series.”
Readers of my book, Effective FMEAs, will continue to find the content of the Inside FMEA articles consistent with the concepts in the book.
It is my sincere desire that each and every person who reads Inside FMEA articles will discover the articles enjoyable to read and experience improved success in FMEA applications. As I say to readers of my book, “best wishes for effective FMEAs.”
Carl S. Carlson
FMEA Q and A – Redundant FMEA Recommendations
FMEA Q and A
What if an FMEA recommended action is redundant with the Design Controls? A reader makes this observation about an earlier article, and asks the question about the value of redundancy in FMEA.
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”
Eugene Ionesco
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Understanding FMEA Severity Risk – Part 2
Problems and Solutions
Is action always required on high-severity issues? What if severity is high (9 or 10 on a severity scale of 1 to 10), and the occurrence and detection rankings are both low? Is action still required? This problem, as well as a challenging problem involving fail-safe strategies, are the subject of this problem-solution article.
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Understanding FMEA Severity Risk – Part 1
The Seriousness of Consequences
Have you ever been in an FMEA meeting where the team did not agree on the severity rating? Understanding and correctly applying severity risk is an important part of FMEA application. This article discusses the subject of severity risk, including examples for design and process FMEAs, and offers a tip on what to do when the team does not agree on the severity risk rating.
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
Henry Ford
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FMEA Q and A – Difference Between Controls and Actions
FMEA Q and A
A reader is having difficulty seeing the difference between a detection control and a recommended action, and sees them as interchangeable. This has repercussions for the linkage between the Design FMEA and Design Verification Plan, and is the subject of this FMEA Q and A article.
“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.”
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SOR 276 Dancing with Fear to Get Things Done
Dancing with Fear to Get Things Done
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Carl and Fred discuss how fear can keep us from achieving our goals, and strategies to overcome our fears.
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SOR 275 What is Reliability Leadership?
What is Reliability Leadership?
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Carl and Fred discuss the broad subject of leadership, and how it applies to reliability engineering and management.
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Understanding FMEA Recommended Actions – Part 2
Problems and Solutions
Consider the recommended action “Review results of XYZ test to confirm requirements are achieved.” Is this a good FMEA recommended action to address a high-risk issue? Is it sufficient? Challenge your FMEA knowledge by solving this problem and other problems presented in this article.
Understanding FMEA Recommended Actions – Part 1
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Consider these questions: How many recommendations are needed to address the root cause of a high-risk problem? If the FMEA team is addressing an issue with high-severity and high-occurrence ratings, is it usual to have a single recommended action to reduce risk? Why not? Read on, to learn the essential elements of FMEA recommended actions, and answers to this questions.
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
Leonardo da Vinci
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FMEA Q and A – Auditing FMEAs
FMEA Q and A
One of the more important topics in the FMEA body of knowledge is how to audit the effectiveness of FMEAs. Performing FMEAs properly and to a high quality standard is essential to obtaining the best possible results. This FMEA Q and A goes to the heart of FMEA effectiveness audits.
“Without a good question, a good answer has no place to go.”
Clayton Christensen
SOR 270 In What Department Should the Reliability Group Be Located?
In What Department Should the Reliability Group Be Located?
Abstract
Carl and Fred discussing the organization of the reliability activity and the benefits and shortcomings of locating reliability in different departments.
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SOR 269 DFR the Long View
DFR the Long View
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Carl and Fred discuss the subject of DFR from the long-term point of view. An effective DFR program takes time, and cannot be done with shortcuts. However, it is very much worth the effort.
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