Course Overview

Computer Is Optional:

This course will demonstrate many potential applications using available software tools but there will not be extensive hands-on software training. A computer is not required, but can be used to follow along with an electronic version of the lecture and to open sample analysis files linked throughout the presentation.

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RS 560 Training Seminar
Fundamentals of Design for Reliability

3 Days     2.1 CEUs     3 CRP Credits
There are no prerequisites for this course.

RS 560 provides an overview of the entire set of methods and tools that support Design for Reliability (DFR) initiatives from the initial concept through production. Topics include reliability goals, identifying critical items, quantifying and improving reliability and monitoring performance in the field.

The course will facilitate a basic understanding of the methods, terms and metrics used in reliability, when to apply particular tools during the product development life cycle and the associated benefits and drawbacks of each:

  • For managers, this overview can contribute to your efforts to build an effective reliability culture within the organization and help to determine what needs to be added or improved in your DFR initiative.
  • For practitioners, this course can help you to evaluate your strengths in each methodology, which will serve as a guide for any additional skills you may need to acquire or augment.

Course Outline

Introduction to DFR

Basic Reliability Mathematics

  • Basic Probability Concepts and Probability Distributions
  • Principles of Life Data Analysis
  • Explanation of Confidence Intervals
  • Basics of System Reliability Analysis

Define Reliability Goals/Targets

  • Establishing System Level Reliability Requirements/Goals
  • Allocating Reliability Requirements/Goals
  • Understanding and Quantifying End-user Environmental / Usage Conditions

Identify "Critical to Reliability" Items

  • Identifying Key Reliability Risks
  • Computing Baseline Reliability Performance (predicted or measured)
  • Performing Functional Analysis on Key Risks

Analyze and Assess Reliability

  • Using FMEAs on Key Reliability Risks
  • Overview of Design Review Based on Failure Modes (DRBFM)
  • Using Physics of Failure for Reliability Predictions and System Modeling
  • Establishing a Reliability Improvement Plan

Quantify and Improve Reliability

  • Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Test Designs/Plans
  • HALT/HASS (Qualitative ALT)
  • Failure (Root Cause) Analysis
  • Design Review Based on Test Results (DRBTR)
  • Life Data Analysis
  • Accelerated Life Testing (Quantitative ALT)
  • System Reliability Analysis and Modeling (RBD, FTA)
  • Reliability Growth
  • Supplier Reliability

Validate Reliability

  • Reliability Demonstration Test Design
  • Field Reliability Predictions (Warranty Predictions)
  • Achieved Reliability Performance
  • Volume Manufacturing and/or Supplier Control Plan

Monitor and Control Reliability

  • Factory Audit (Reliability QA)
  • Warranty Forecasting and Analysis
  • FRACAS
  • Communicate, Update and Maintain Knowledge Items

Weibull++ Reliability Life Data Analysis ALTA Accelerated Life Testing Data Analysis DOE++ Experiment Design and Analysis RGA Reliability Growth and Repairable System Analysis BlockSim System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis RENO for Risk Analysis via Discrete Event Simulation Lambda Predict Reliability Prediction Xfmea FMEA and FMECA RCM++ Reliability Centered Maintenance MPC MSG-3 Maintenance Program Creation XFRACAS Web-based FRACAS Orion eAPI Web-based Asset Management ALTA Accelerated Life Testing Data Analysis BlockSim System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis DOE++ Experiment Design and Analysis MPC MSG-3 Maintenance Program Creation Lambda Predict Reliability Prediction RCM++ Reliability Centered Maintenance RENO for Risk Analysis via Discrete Event Simulation RGA Reliability Growth and Repairable System Analysis Weibull++ Reliability Life Data Analysis Xfmea FMEA and FMECA XFRACAS Web-based FRACAS Orion eAPI Web-based Asset Management ALTA Accelerated Life Testing Data Analysis BlockSim System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis DOE++ Experiment Design and Analysis MPC MSG-3 Maintenance Program Creation Lambda Predict Reliability Prediction RCM++ Reliability Centered Maintenance RENO for Risk Analysis via Discrete Event Simulation RGA Reliability Growth and Repairable System Analysis Weibull++ Reliability Life Data Analysis Xfmea FMEA and FMECA XFRACAS Web-based FRACAS Orion eAPI Web-based Asset Management Accelerator FMEA Template Collections Accelerator FMEA Template Collections Accelerator FMEA Template Collections