DocumentCode :
2179878
Title :
Establishing product reliability goals
Author :
Schenkelberg, F.
Author_Institution :
Ops A La Carte, LLC, Los Gatos, CA, USA
fYear :
2013
fDate :
28-31 Jan. 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The way we communicate goals directly impacts the achievement of the goal. Creating and succinctly stating a reliability goal necessary for the leadership it provides an organization when designing a new product. The reliability goal statement includes four elements: function, environment, probability of success, and duration. The function definition provides one means to define failure conditions. The environment includes elements such as weather and elements related to use frequency. The probability of success and duration should always be stated in a couplet. Setting more than one probability and duration couplet further defines reliability over the expected lifespan of the product. And setting multiple couplets enables various focuses of the goal that concern different periods of time or constituents. Setting and stating a clear and complete reliability goal delineates the boundary between a reliable enough product and one that is not. The goal enables the design team to balance the myriad of other design considerations along with product reliability in a meaningful manner.
Keywords :
failure analysis; probability; product design; product life cycle management; reliability; duration; environment; failure condition; function definition; leadership; organization; product design; product lifespan; product reliability goal; reliability goal statement; success probability; weather; Business; Materials; Meteorology; Reliability engineering; Stress; Warranties; goal; process; reliability; specification;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2013 Proceedings - Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
ISSN :
0149-144X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4709-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2013.6517741
Filename :
6517741
Link To Document :
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