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Engineering Management

As 12%* of the CRE exam, this is a major section, yet not a very difficult one. There are three basic areas:

strategic management
reliability program management
ethics, safety, and reliability

If you’ve ever needed to secure funding or samples for a reliability test or had to respond to customer field returns, then you probably already understand the value of reliability.

In some businesses, product reliability is critical to the product’s success. Some businesses strive to be the leading ‘reliable’ producer in the market. [Read more…]

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Getting Started Preparing for the CRE Exam

I’ve learned a lot in my career and have attempted to help others to the best of my ability.

Teaching is fun.

It is also enjoyable to know a little of what I’ve learned from others may continue to be passed along.

The ASQ CRE certification is a milestone in a reliability engineer’s career. It is not an end nor a beginning, just a milestone to mark the achievement.

The CRE BOK encompasses a broad range of concepts and tools.

Passing the exam marks the person as having mastered the body of knowledge as laid out in the ASQ CRE BOK.