Policy – Minimum Acceptable Failure Analysis
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing when a failure rate of a product is acceptable or not acceptable.
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SOR 570 Policy – Minimum Acceptable Failure Analysis
MIM S2:E12 Adrian Messer
An Interview with Adrian Messer
In this week’s episode Masterminds in Maintenance, we are exited to have Adrian Messer, Director of US Operations at UE Systems, on the show!
So what is up with this ‘Bayesian’ analysis stuff
So what is up with this ‘Bayesian’ analysis stuff
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Some of you may have heard of ‘Bayesian analysis.’ You may think this is something fancy that only universities do. Or something we never do because it is all about ‘best guesses.’ Well … neither of these things are true.
Why would you be interested in Bayesian analysis? Simple. It allows you to use EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION you have. This can be expert judgment. Or it can be test data on a similar ‘thing.’ Or it could be combining test data for one part of your ‘thing’ combined with test data for ‘all of your thing.’ [Read more…]
RRP 115 Why You Are a Leader
RRP 115 Why You Are a Leader
On this bonus episode, I talk about why you’re a leader, what leadership is and why poor leadership is what’s holding our industry back.
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RM 048: A Conversation with a China Supply Chain Expert about Importing from and Exporting to China
A Conversation with a China Supply Chain Expert about Importing from and Exporting to China
Episode 48: A Conversation with David Alexander, a China supply chain expert about Importing from and Exporting to China.
We are all familiar with the pros and cons of importing goods from China. China supply chain expert David Alexander discusses pros and cons of doing business in China. David also discusses the lesser known opportunities of exporting US goods to China and China’s appetite for western brands.
David is the Founder and President of Baysource Global, company which provides management of offshore factories, US sales and distribution of Chinese products as well as distribution of US products in to China.
Information on Baysource Global is available here:
https://baysourceglobal.com
David Alexander may be contacted here:
david.alexander@baysource.net
220-How to Sell Reliability with George Williams and Joe Anderson
How to Sell Reliability with George Williams and Joe Anderson
Joe Anderson and George Williams started Reliability X. Joe Anderson is the COO and George is the CEO. Reliability X is a consulting organization that offers the implementation of holistic reliability for manufacturing sites. They also offer coaching, mentoring and teaching in a variety of mechanisms. They have partnered with the University of Wisconsin. Both of them have a vast amount of experiencing totaling 55 years. Here, they share with us some of their nuggets.
In this episode:
- What is Reliability
- Why should we sell Reliability yet it is the right thing to do
- How do you sell to The Upper Management
- How do you sell to the Plant Floor
… and so much more!
SOR 569 Dealing with False Positives or False Negatives
Dealing with False Positives or False Negatives
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing when to act on improvement of reliability from testing, HALT results, or change in field failure rates
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SOR 568 Lessons Learned Working From Home
Lessons Learned Working From Home
Abstract
Philip and Fred discussing a few things we’ve noticed while working from home full time.
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The Survivorship Bias Principal
The Survivorship Bias Principal
podcast episode with speaker Adam Bahret
In 1942, the US Air Force needed to figure out how to get more bombers home. They were losing them at an atrocious rate. They made a study of where the returning bombers were being hit. It was a great data set. But they should have done better in interpreting that data. Abraham Wald, a mathematician, corrected their assumptions and created the “Survivorship Bias principle.” This principle has changed the way we look at data sets and trends. It is a concept that I apply to field failure data sets regularly—more than once. It has caught evidence of core issues that would have otherwise been missed. [Read more…]
RRP 114 Are You Leading Your Metrics or Are Your Metrics Leading You?
RRP 114 Are You Leading Your Metrics or Are Your Metrics Leading You?
On this bonus episode, I talk about some examples of misused metrics and I give you ideas to consider when choosing metrics of your own. If you have any examples you’d like to share with me, send me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
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219-How Detailed Should a Job Plan Be with Jeff Shiver
How Detailed Should a Job Plan Be with Jeff Shiver
Jeff Shiver works with People and Processes. He is heavily involved with maintenance and reliability. He has made presentations for years. He started out in Procter and Gamble doing controls and engineering. He has also worked with Mars in four different plants and also held cooperate roles. He was a maintenance and production manager. He left in 2006 and started People and Processes.
When it comes to planning and practitioning, he has 25 years of experience. Many people suffer with planning in an organization yet it is the hub of everything. So Jeff tells us more.
Jeff will help us get a look at:
- Why do Organizations need to Plan their Work
- How Detailed should Job Plans be
- How do we know if we are going too deep or not deep at all
- How do you deal with a Planner with a strong background in another Trade
… and so much more!
SOR 567 Are You a Keyboard Jockey?
Are You a Keyboard Jockey?
Abstract
Philip and Fred discussing several salient reliability and maintenance pitfalls and the role of continuous learning and solid mentoring for new reliability engineers. Learn how craft bread making, pickle failures, and physics guessing teach us how to recognize the impossible and why being a keyboard jockey is a good place to start, but a bad place to finish.
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SOR 566 An Effective Start in Reliability Engineering
An Effective Start in Reliability Engineering
Abstract
Philip and Fred discussing How to get started in Reliability, Building your Network of Advisors, Using Mentoring to uncover Gold, Thirst and passion for getting better, teamwork and making the inevitable mistake.
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MIM S2:E11 April Johnson
An Interview with April Johnson
In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are excited to have April Johnson, Maintenance Manager at Pepsico, on the show!
Selecting Reliability Engineering Tools
Selecting Reliability Engineering Tools
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
The toolbox for reliability engineering work is large. We have tools for risk management, data analysis, failure analysis, team building, and more. We touch on material science at the molecular level and then shift to assessing a vendor’s reliability program when you use which tool is critical to your effectiveness. So, how do you determine which tool to use for a given situation?
Let’s explore a few different situations and step through the decision process to determine which tool to employ. You may need to learn how to use a new tool or set of skills, modify how you use an existing tool, or apply what you already know how to do. [Read more…]