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Carl and Fred discussing the broad subject of people skills in the application of reliability engineering. The ability to influence other people in a positive and constructive manner, is an essential skill.
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Carl and Fred discussing one of the more important aspects of developing a good reliability plan: how to select the right reliability tools.
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“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” Sun Tzu
The Oxford English dictionary defines “detection” as “discovery (of what is unknown or hidden); finding out.”
Reference the article Understanding FMEA Detection – Part 1 which discusses how Detection is defined and applied in FMEA.
“Luck is not chance, it’s toil; fortune’s expensive smile is earned.”
Emily Dickinson
The Oxford English dictionary defines “occurrence” as “the fact or frequency of something happening.”
Reference the article Understanding FMEA Occurrence Risk – Part 1 which discusses how Occurrence is defined and applied in FMEA.
Carl and Fred discussing the role of FMEA in product and process development, and how to supplement or replace FMEA with other tools, when appropriate.
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Carl and Fred discussing some of the biggest myths surrounding reliability, based on their experience in managing reliability programs.
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“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”
Winston Churchill
The Oxford English dictionary defines “strategy” as “a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.”
Reference the article Understanding FMEA Severity Risk – Part 1 which discusses how Severity is defined and applied in FMEA.
Carl and Fred discussing a question: is meeting regulatory standards sufficient to ensure a product is safe and reliable?
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FMEAs take time and cost money. They should be done when a certain level of risk can be effectively addressed by the FMEA procedure. Preliminary Risk Assessment is a procedure that uses company-determined criteria to select which FMEAs to do.
“The key is to schedule your priorities.” ― Steven Covey
Carl and Fred discussing risk-identification tools, one of the four categories of reliability tools.
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Carl and Fred discussing the unique set of reliability tools that can be used to improve the manufacturing process.
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Carl and Fred discussing the vast array of reliability tools, and the importance of selecting the vital few most important tools for a given reliability program.
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Carl and Fred discussing the life-long path of learning, which includes understanding the lessons from past mistakes.
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Carl and Fred discussing the process of developing a reliability plan and how it should begin with the reliability vision, followed by identification of gaps.
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There is no more important task in an FMEA than correctly identifying the “Cause.” Finding the root cause is the heart and soul of FMEA procedure. When you have the right cause, it opens the door to solutions. When you have the wrong cause, nothing gets accomplished.
By continuing to ask “why,” the team will be able to discover the progression of cause-and-effect relationships behind a problem and the root cause that is below the surface.
Wisdom begins in wonder – Socrates