Is Incoming Inspection a Necessary Evil?

Abstract

Tim and Fred discussing the issues involved with incoming inspection.
ᐅ Play Episode

What Happens When You Receive Defective Parts?

Abstract

Tim and Fred discussing receiving defective parts and the reliance on suppliers for quality.
ᐅ Play Episode

Two Reliability Problems Solved Different Ways

Abstract

Adam and Fred discussing a couple of interesting reliability problems and their solutions.
ᐅ Play Episode

Our Go-to Reliability Engineering Tools

Abstract

Adam and Fred discussing the role of statistical tools in everyday reliability engineering.
ᐅ Play Episode

Reliability Tools We Do Not Use Often

Abstract

Adam and Fred discussing a few of those tools that we do not use all that often.
ᐅ Play Episode

The Future of Reliability Engineering

Abstract

Adam, Andre, Carl, Kirk, Tim, and Fred discussing the future of reliability engineering.
ᐅ Play Episode

Matching Skills Across Your Supply Chain

Abstract

Tim and Fred discuss the advantages of choosing a supplier with complementary skills, and how supplier selection is like interviewing and hiring a new employee.

ᐅ Play Episode

3D Printing Impact on Supply Chain and Reliability

Abstract

Tim and Fred discuss the emergence of 3D printing, and some of the implications to supply chains and product reliability testing.

ᐅ Play Episode

What do companies look for when hiring a reliability engineer?

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss what companies look for when considering hiring a new reliability engineer.

ᐅ Play Episode

How can you know if you are a capable reliability engineer?

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss how individual reliability engineers can assess their skills to determine their personal level of competency and value to the company.

ᐅ Play Episode

How does big data influence reliability engineering?

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss the advent of big data, with huge amounts of easily available information covering temperatures, loads, and other customer usage parameters.

ᐅ Play Episode

What to Look For in Supplier Audits

Abstract

Tim and Fred discuss the importance of audits to assess the supplier capabilities and determine whether a supplier can consistently meet your quality and reliability requirements.

ᐅ Play Episode

What Does a Procurement Engineer Really Do?

Abstract

Tim and Fred discuss the role of procurement engineers and the supply chain management team generally in helping to ensure a good match between what product designers need and what suppliers can provide.

ᐅ Play Episode

How to Prevent NDF Returns

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discuss what we can do during product development before shipping a product that will help reduce warranty returns that seem to have no identifiable failure mode.

ᐅ Play Episode

How to Address NDF Issues

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discuss how using environmental stress can help discover marginal operation failures and intermittent connections that are not detectable during bench testing and troubleshooting at ambient conditions.

ᐅ Play Episode