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Kirk and Fred discussing the paths they took in Reliability Engineering, how our past experience shaped our view of the best methods for improving the reliability of systems, and how we learn new information on reliability issues.
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Greg and Fred discussing why people have a hard time adjusting and pivoting in times of uncertainty, much like what we all experience today.
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Greg and Fred discussing the tradeoffs in reshoring. Many companies are considering bringing design and manufacturing back to the US or host country.
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Chris and Fred discuss whether you want to lay blame (i.e. sue) or improve reliability? Don’t be confused … accountability is important. But that doesn’t replace everyone ‘owning’ the end result.
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Chris and Fred discuss what (if anything) we can learn from advertised warranty or reliability specifications from vendors.
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Philip and Fred discussing a handful of traits that may be unique to reliability engineers.
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Philip and Fred discussing a question about locating a listing of failure mechanisms.
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Greg and Fred discussing how The Rules Have Changed for Professional Societies as well as for most of us.
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Greg and Fred discussing how people make important decisions and why decision quality is important.
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Dianna and Fred discussing the effects of handling, cumulative test, and storage of test parts on test results.
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Dianna and Fred discussing the history and application of published parts count prediction models and standards in reliability analysis.
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Carl and Fred discussing what brings enjoyment to one’s life and work, and how to explore and learn, with curiosity.
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Chris and Fred discuss how we communicate reliability to our customers. And they haven’t completed university courses in reliability engineering …
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Chris and Fred discuss the difference between ‘confidence,’ ‘tolerance’ and ‘prediction’ intervals. Is there any point in understanding the difference between these concepts? … or is it something only statisticians find useful?
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