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Overview
For almost every sensationalized media report of product failure, a closer look often determines these failures occurred due to inadequate reliability theory and methodology. Current theories and practices cannot solve these problems, mainly because test specifications, especially lifetime tests, express their results as either pass or fail; these results thus provide little useful quantitative information. In a clear, concise presentation, Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success discusses how to eradicate failures in hardware products and, consequently, achieve greater success in the marketplace.
Evolved from the author’s more than thirty years of experience, the book redefines quality and reliability terminology, explains failure mechanics, and analyzes why reliability accidents occur in the products of established corporations. The author presents a new prevention methodology in easily understood qualitative and scientific terms. Without excess discussions of the complex related mathematics, he creates principles that enable readers to identify problems before product release into the market. These novel concepts and methodology can reduce product troubles by establishing test specifications that produce quantified outcomes that constitute conclusive judgment data.
Many books that cover reliability theory/engineering/practice are geared towards professionals with advanced mathematical skills and would not necessarily be of use to executives and CEOs, who may not be quality or reliability experts but need to understand these principles when making decisions. This book addresses this important but neglected audience, introducing novel ideas based on back-to basics quality/reliability concepts in an easily understood manner. In addition, it explains basic, fresh new methods for maximizing customer satisfaction and securing a competitive edge in performance.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781466503793 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 05/21/2012 |
| Pages: | 226 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d) |
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO RELIABILITY
Design Technology and Approval Specification of New Products
Design Technology and Manufacturing Technology
The Substance and Results of Design Technology
Basic Concepts of Design Approval
The Distracting Jungle of Reliability Concepts
The Meaning of Reliability
The Inadequacy of the MTTF and the Alternative: BX Life
Reliability and the Commonsense Level of Confidence
Dimensional Differences between Quality Defects And Failures
The Two Elements of Failure: Stress and Material
Reliability Engineering as a Science
RELIABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATION
Novel Concepts of Reliability Technology
The Definition of Reliability and the Meaning of Quality
Two Failure Rate Shapes and Infant Mortality Distributions
Reliability Target Setting for Finished Products and Unit Items
The BX Life Target Setting as a Durability Index
The Revised Definitions of Failure Rate and Characteristic Life
The Conversion from Characteristic Life to BX Life
Connotations of these New Concepts
Current Issues in Reliability Technology
Product Approval Tests and their Bases
Reliability Assurance Methods and Tests at the Development Stage, and Ensuing Problems
Why Reliability Accidents Occur in the Products of Advanced Corporations
New Classification of Reliability Assurance Tests
The Fundamental Solution for Reliability Assurance: Parametric ALT
Benefits of Quantified Tests and Parametric ALT
Target Setting for Parametric ALT
Recurrences of the Failure Mode
Definition and Procedure of Parametric ALT
Life-stress Model and Minimum Test Period
Shape Parameter and Sample Size Reduction
Characteristics of Life Tests and Difficulties with the Failure Rate Test
Redundant Systems and Preventive Maintenance
Estimating Reliability Targets from Test Conditions and Predicting Expenditures for Quality Failures
Advantages of parametric ALT
RELIABILITY INTEGRITY
Failure Analysis for Accurate Corrections
The Significance of Failure Analysis
Considerations in Performing Failure Analysis
Results after Completing Parametric ALT and Failure Analysis
Problems in The Manufacturing Inspection System and their Solutions
The Architecture of the Manufacturing Inspection System
Quality Improvement and Stabilization of Manufacturing Lines
Considerations Regarding Design Changes
PRODUCT INTEGRITY
Customer Satisfaction and Comparative Advantage for New Product Success
The Five Factors of Market Quality
Customer Satisfaction
Comparative Advantage of Performance Fundamentals
Market Share Increase and Market Situation Analysis
Predicting the Market Share Increase for New Products
Extreme Competition until Two Strong Corporations Emerge
Some Suggestions for Competitive Capability Building
Conclusion
Appendix: E-Mail to CEO Regarding Reliability Management
A.1 The Operation of a Reliability Organization is a Must in Corporate Hardware Development
A.2 Design Technology is Only Completed with the Establishment of Approval Test Specifications
A.3 The Core Concept of the Approval Test is the Quantitative Estimation of the Product
Index