How to Use Industry Standards

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Adam and Fred discussing Reliability Standards and how to use them
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Connecting Reliability Tasks with Decisions

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Adam and Fred discussing how to ensure reliability test and analysis tool output affects program decisions
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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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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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Proper DFMEA Methods and Considerations

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Adam and Chris discussing methods for structure and implementation of Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
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Challenges of Creating a Reliability Organization

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Adam and Chris discussing the challenges of creating a new reliability organization as an individual.
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Pay Attention to Wearout Symptoms

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Kirk and Fred discussing how sometimes we get accustomed to a product starting to wear out when it is still functioning, and how long can we go without replacement.
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Should I Use TTF or TBF Calculations?

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Kirk and Fred discussing comments we have received throughout the history of “Speaking of Reliability”. In this podcast we discuss one of the questions “should I calculate an average MTTR or MTBF ? “. We review the reasons that calculating an average time to or between failures does little to help make more reliable systems.  ᐅ Play Episode

In What Department Should the Reliability Group Be Located?

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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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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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Reliability Prediction is Back Unfortunately

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Andre and Fred discussing the use of parts count prediction by safety standards.
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An Overview of Prognostic Health Management

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Andre and Fred discussing a basic overview and the benefits of PHM.
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The Value of Reliability Conferences

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James and Fred discussing just how useful attending a conference can be.
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Great Conversations Makes it Worth Attending a Conference

Adam and Fred discussing discussions at conferences. With friends, colleagues, and just the person sitting next to you.
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Sorting Field Failure Data

Adam and Fred discussing the initial tasks when dealing with field data.
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