I. Reliability Management
A. Strategic management
5. Failure consequence and liability management (Understand)
Describe the importance of these concepts in determining reliability acceptance criteria.
The days of buyer beware are mostly gone — the manufacture has obligations for how the product works and fails.
Additional References
The Liability Part of Reliability Engineering (article)
Quick Quiz
1-4. What is the best definition of reliability assurance?
I. The probability of performing a specified function without failure under given conditions for a specified time period.
II. The probability that a product, part, or component will be accepted by the customer.
III. The exercise of positive and deliberate measures to provide confidence that a specified reliability will be obtained.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(C) III only
Reliability assurance is not a common phrase in reliability engineering. So, consider the phrase quality assurance, which we may define as
The planned and systematic actions that provide confidence a product or service will meet the given quality requirements.
If we substitute reliability for quality in the definition response III has a very similar structure and meaning.
Option I is the definition of reliability alone and does not include the assurance element.
Option II may be related to the assurance concept, yet does not closely match the quality assurance definition as it focuses on the customer’s acceptance only.
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