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In the previous article, What is Reliability Optimization, we defined the concept. One of the elements of optimization is identifying which elements of a system to focus improvement efforts on.
Simply improving every element of a design may provide an overall improvement of reliability performance.
Given constraints such as time or funding, selecting the specific few elements that would provide the most improvement is key. [Read more…]
Delivering the best reliability performance within the various constraints imposed.
Without constraints such as budget, time to market, customer expectation, product functional capabilities, and product weight, you certainly could design and deliver a highly reliable product.
There always are constraints.
In the Oliver Wendall Holmes poem, The One Hoss Shay, the deacon procures the strongest oak, the supplest leather, and the best of best materials. Cost was not a constraint. And the shay lasted 100 years to the day.
If the technology permits there may be stronger or more durable components available for a price, yet cost is often a limiting factor. [Read more…]