Title :
DFR, moving from 4 traditional to 33 innovative ways to improve reliability
Author_Institution :
Gen. Dynamics, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Abstract :
The reliability and Design for Reliability (DFR) guidelines, discussed are based on established design principles and rapid innovation methods for failure avoidance. These guidelines can move you, your design team and your organization from one which simply tracks, charts, and reports reliability, to one that engages meaningful Design for Reliability (DFR) activities and initiates powerful but inexpensive corrective actions; resulting in maximum equipment availability and reliability. Your organization can thus be one that achieves and exceeds reliability requirements and improves product image and sales, due to a product reputation for reliability and quality.
Keywords :
innovation management; product design; reliability; DFR guideline; corrective action; design principle; design-for-reliability; innovation method; product image; product reputation; product sales; reliability improvement; Interference; Materials; Reliability engineering; Safety; Stress; Technological innovation; DFR; Design for Reliability; FISH; FISH-CLIC; R-TRIZ; Structured Innovation; TRIZ; reliability growth;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2013 Proceedings - Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4709-9
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2013.6517674