The Worth of a Reliability Engineer
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Chris and Fred discuss how much a reliability engineer (potentially like you) … is worth. Want to know?
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SOR 878 The Worth of a Reliability Engineer
SOR 876 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Case Study
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Case Study
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Chris and Fred discuss the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) … A US Department of Defense vehicle that can perhaps teach us a lot about reliability (especially in the field of military and defense).
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SOR 875 What Should a Reliability Engineer Do
What Should a Reliability Engineer Do
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Chris and Fred discuss what should a reliability engineer ‘do’? Isn’t this obvious? … is it?
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10 Reasons to Do Reliability
10 Reasons to Do Reliability
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Everyone ‘knows’ why we do reliability engineering … right? Customer experience. Organization reputation. Reduced warranty claims ten years from now. But these are boring reasons that really don’t motivate me to take reliability seriously now. Why should I invest so much time into an activity that benefits the ‘company’ or the ‘customer’ in the future but won’t make an immediate difference when my boss gives me a ‘gold star’ on my next performance appraisal? Besides, no one person is responsible for reliability, so any effort I invest in reliability will be ‘lost in the noise’ anyway. And, of course, reliability will increase the budget and schedule today. Right? [Read more…]
SOR 869 Reliability Engineering and Marketing Similarities
Reliability Engineering and Marketing Similarities
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Chris and Fred discuss the similarities between reliability engineering and good marketing is. Why? … we have to try and convince lots of skeptics.
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SOR 864 Using Peck’s Equation
Using Peck’s Equation
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Chris and Fred discussing the proper use of the equation often used to determine acceleration factors for accelerated temperature and humidity testing.
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SOR 863 Failure Rate to a Distribution
Failure Rate to a Distribution
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Chris and Fred discussing a listener’s questions on how to convert a failure rate to a distribution.
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SOR 860 Software and Thinking
Software and Thinking
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Chris and Fred discuss the many and varied different software package that can help you do ‘reliability stuff’ … and how we usually assume everything they do is ‘OK.’ But how do we know the software is giving us the numbers we need?
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SOR 859 An ALT Design Question
An ALT Design Question
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Chris and Fred discuss an ALT or Accelerate Life Test Design Question. We love these podcasts … as we are directly answering a question from one of our listeners. Interested in hearing a response to a real-world question from a listener?
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What is ‘Supportability’ and How Does it Relate to Reliability?
What is ‘Supportability’ and How Does it Relate to Reliability?
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
What is supportability? Is it working out how many spare parts you will need (and when)? No. Is it working out how many maintainers or technicians you will need to keep your system working? Still no. What about working out what tools these maintainers or technicians need? No again. But many people think that this is what ‘supportability’ is. ‘Supportability’ is actually a characteristic of your product or system. Is the ‘ability’ for it to be ‘supported.’ And this can mean different things in different scenarios. It is also not a ‘number.’ If you have two comparable systems, but one needs fewer spare parts, is easier to maintain, needs fewer tools, has lots of sensors that give plenty of warning for maintenance, and so on … then it might be more supportable. But the main thing you need to ‘think about’ regarding supportability is that because it is a characteristic of a product or system … it has to be baked INTO the design. Want to learn more about how to do this? Join us for this webinar.
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SOR 852 Decisions and Value
Decisions and Value
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Chris and Fred discuss the importance of understanding value when you make decisions. And value needs to mean something to you and your organization. Not something in a dictionary.
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SOR 851 ALT Sample Size
ALT Sample Size
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Chris and Fred discuss how many samples you need to conduct Accelerated Life Testing or ALT … and a little bit about what ALT is.
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SOR 850 Sedentary Inertia in Quality
Sedentary Inertia in Quality
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Chris and Dianna discuss the ‘sedentary inertia’ that many companies experience when they need to change … but can’t (don’t want to). Especially in the world of quality!
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Where does the Bell Curve come from?
Where does the Bell Curve come from?
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Everyone has heard of the ‘bell curve.’ Sports show hosts, teachers, scientists, and a bunch of other people routinely use the term ‘bell curve’ to describe uncertainty. But do you know where it comes from? It is not just a ‘pretty shape’ that seems to work, It comes from a really cool physical phenomena that we find everywhere. So, the ‘bell curve’ naturally aligns with how our primitive human brain often tries to characterize or visualize uncertainty. The other really cool thing about the bell curve (and lots of other curves that look like bells) is that if we find it in our reliability data, it automatically tells us where to look in order to improve reliability. If you want a basic introduction to one of the most common statistical concepts with NO EQUATIONS … this is the webinar for you!
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SOR 846 Stuck in Your Job
Stuck in Your Job
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Chris and Fred discuss what you can do to feel good about your job … including when you know it is time to move on.
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