Accendo Reliability Webinar Series

Why You Should Avoid MTBF podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg In the past two months, I've received a few questions concerning why I recommend avoiding using MTBF or similar metrics. I'm also moving the articles I and others wrote on the topic from NoMTBF.com to Accendo Reliability. So, the topic of MTBF has been on my mind. This morning's email included a question on why I was so against using MTBF. This event is my answer. MTBF is a point estimate, and that is not an issue. What is a problem is using just MTBF leads to deplorable decisions and costs you and your organization dearly. The misunderstanding and misuse of MTBF and the means to estimate it are other reasons to avoid its use. In this event, let's examine MTBF and how much trouble this simple metric causes. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 8 August 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page. Related content: What’s Wrong with MTBF episode Only Have MTBFs episode Perils of MTBF article The Evil Ways of MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg episode How to Talk About MTBF episode Exploring Alternatives to MTBF You may already know my position on MTBF. If not, in short, do not use MTBF at all, ever, in any form. So what should we use instead. See More What To Do When A Customer Requests MTBF what specific steps you can take to help your customer actually use your the stated reliability goal and not MTBF. See More What You Need to Know About MTBF No time to understand MTBF, and your organization relies on the reliability of its products, you are almost certainly in trouble. See More What to Do About MTBF Use The proper and improver responses to someone asking about or requesting MTBF information. Some to avoid and some to use regularly. See More How Do I Do MTBF Testing? If you want to learn more about MTBF testing and how it might (or might not) work then view this recording. See More Why You Should Avoid MTBF This morning's email included a question on why I was so against using MTBF. This episode is my answer and why one should avoid MTBF See More The MTBF and Modeling System Reliability The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) appears in lots of textbooks and standards, so it must be really important right? Well, not really. See More The MTBF Sucks. Here’s Why. See More The post Why You Should Avoid MTBF appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Using ISO 31000 for Risk Based, Decision Making podcast episode with speaker Greg Hutchins Risk is now incorporated into many, if not all, ISO quality and reliability standards. ISO 31000 is the go-to international standard for risk management and risk-based decision-making. ISO 31000 can be used by all types of organizations, regardless of their size, industry, or sector. ISO 31000 provides a standardized and systematic approach to risk management. This helps organizations to identify, assess, and manage risks consistently and effectively. Most importantly, you can use ISO 31000 for your risk-based decision-making. After the webinar, you will be able to use the standard to develop your own framework for risk-based, problem-solving, and risk-based decision-making. Learn what is ISO 31000. Use the framework for organizational risk management Use the framework for personal risk-based problem-solving and decision-making. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 1 August 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video and event slides, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest Reliability and Risk Management episode ISO 31000 in Government: A Case Study article Integrating ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Throughout the Organization article ISO 31000 as an Enterprise Risk Management Standard article Why is ISO 31000 a Must Know ISO Standard? article   Fundamentals of Reliability Related Standards Using the right standard well can help your reliability program. Using standards poorly will harm your ability to create reliable products. See More Interpreting Standard Testing Results I have yet to find a standard test procedure that details what specific materials and failure mechanisms the test is applicable to. See More ISO 42001 10X Bigger Than ISO 9001 ISO 42001 is the new (FDIS) management system standard. Learn how to reposition your work/career/job for this new opportunity. See More Using ISO 31000 for Risk Based, Decision Making you will be able to use the standard to develop your own framework for risk-based, problem-solving, and risk-based decision-making. See More The post Using ISO 31000 for Risk Based, Decision Making appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

How Do I Do MTBF Testing? podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson First thing the MTBF is not a reliability metric (other webinars explain why!) But there are many times when (for reasons good and bad) we need to test something to see how often it fails. This can help us determine how many spare parts we need, how many maintainers and technicians we need to employ, and many other really useful (typically logistic) considerations. We sometimes also need to be able to work out if a product meets an MTBF requirement. But when we do we need to take into all sorts of statistical considerations like producer's risk, consumer's risk, and discrimination ratio. Shouldn't the requirement be the requirement? If you want to learn more about MTBF testing and how it might (or might not) work then join us for this webinar. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 25 July 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest When is MTBF OK? episode Is Testing The Only Way to Confirm Reliability episode MTBF, Reliability, and the Curve episode What's Wrong with MTBF episode Creating a Reliability Program Plan that optimizes usage of reliability testing and tools episode Exploring Alternatives to MTBF You may already know my position on MTBF. If not, in short, do not use MTBF at all, ever, in any form. So what should we use instead. See More What To Do When A Customer Requests MTBF what specific steps you can take to help your customer actually use your the stated reliability goal and not MTBF. See More What You Need to Know About MTBF No time to understand MTBF, and your organization relies on the reliability of its products, you are almost certainly in trouble. See More What to Do About MTBF Use The proper and improver responses to someone asking about or requesting MTBF information. Some to avoid and some to use regularly. See More How Do I Do MTBF Testing? If you want to learn more about MTBF testing and how it might (or might not) work then view this recording. See More Why You Should Avoid MTBF This morning's email included a question on why I was so against using MTBF. This episode is my answer and why one should avoid MTBF See More The MTBF and Modeling System Reliability The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) appears in lots of textbooks and standards, so it must be really important right? Well, not really. See More The MTBF Sucks. Here’s Why. See More The post How Do I Do MTBF Testing? appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

How to Learn ALT podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg When first charged with designing, conducting, and analyzing an ALT, I didn't even know there was such a thing as accelerated life testing. Along with the assigned task was the expectation that I would learn what was necessary to design, conduct, and analyze a suitable ALT. I like those kinds of tasks one where I must learn to succeed. The ALT Q&A didn't cover all the questions posed before and during the event. And, in an hour-long webinar, I suspect one cannot provide enough information for you to be successful doing ALTs unless you also used other resources to learn along the way to be successful. So, this event will focus on how I learned ALT and advice for you in today's world to learn ALT. The intent is to help you build what you already know and find resources to learn what you need to know. I'm counting on you to bring (send ahead of time) your questions and your go-to references/resources. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 11 July 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page. Related content: SOR 859 An ALT Design Question episode SOR 851 ALT Sample Size episode Reliability Testing article Select the Right Accelerated Life Test Approach article Select the Right Accelerated Life Test Approach Let's explore how to select the right ALT approach. Getting meaningful results on time is important, as is minimizing testing costs. See More How to Create an ALT Plan How to Create an ALT Plan: Discussion about the basic element necessary to create an accelerated life test (ALT) plan See More Fundamentals of ALT A description of why and how to accomplish ALT, accelerated life testing, to support better decision making in your organization. See More Three Approaches to Accelerated Life Testing In my experience, ALT has three basic approaches: Test to pass, test to failure, and degradation testing. Each fits a specific situation. See More Acceleration Factors with Examples Acceleration factors translate one stress level to another, which is rather useful for accelerated life test interpretation. See More How to Plan an ALT Let's explore the many elements that become inputs to creating a plan for your next accelerated life test. See More What is Accelerated Life Testing or ALT? This webinar will introduce you to Accelerated Life Testing or ALT to help you and your organization make reliability testing a reality. See More An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A We're received a few questions related to accelerated life testing. Let's get together and address your questions related to ALT. See More How to Learn ALT This event will focus on how I learned accelerated life testing (ALT) and advice for you in today's world to learn ALT. See More Alternatives to a Long ALT See More What is Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)? See More The post How to Learn ALT appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk podcast episode with speaker Greg Hutchins Covid taught us the importance of managing suppliers, especially those from China and Asia. Risk became the top supply management concern over supplier delivery, quality, and cost. For example, just-in-time deliveries became just-in-case many common sense ideas of lean changed. Incoming, in-process, and final inventories rose. Overall costs increased. Risk became the overarching concern for managing suppliers. OEMs are now developing new operating models and sourcing models. Make or buy' decisions that were made 20 years or more ago are being reassessed. Sourcing decisions in China are being rethought. Domestic sourcing and reshoring are occurring rapidly. In this workshop, Greg Hutchins will discuss four ways to manage supplier risk: 1. Accept sourcing risks; 2. Diversify sourcing risks; 3. Share sourcing risks; and 4. Manage (control) sourcing risks. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 4 July 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video and slides, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program episode Supplier Control Plans and Design Specs episode Dealing with Suppliers episode Choosing Reliable Suppliers episode How to not do supplier relationships episode Asking a Vendor for Reliability Data Asking a vendor for reliability data helps when selecting a supplier and considering the desired reliability performance. See More Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk We will discuss four ways to manage supplier risk: 1. Accept 2. Diversify 3. Share and 4. Manage (control). See More The post Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

10 Reasons to Do Reliability podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson Everyone knows' why we do reliability engineering right? Customer experience. Organization reputation. Reduced warranty claims ten years from now. But these are boring reasons that really don't motivate me to take reliability seriously now. Why should I invest so much time into an activity that benefits the company' or the customer' in the future but won't make an immediate difference when my boss gives me a gold star' on my next performance appraisal? Besides, no one person is responsible for reliability, so any effort I invest in reliability will be lost in the noise' anyway. And, of course, reliability will increase the budget and schedule today. Right? There is a simple trick that organizations who do reliability' well use. They understand that reliability engineering solves problems starting today. That means there are fewer crises during production (costing time and money), a focus on the VITAL FEW things that matter (not the TRIVIAL THOUSANDS that lead to over-engineering), and no 300-slide PowerPoint presentations where we need to discuss reliability stuff' every week. No more build-test-fix' treadmill. Come and listen if you want to hear the ten reasons to do reliability engineering well that reduce production timelines, save budget, eliminate the overwhelm', and otherwise motivate everyone to bake reliability into the first design.' This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 27 June 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest Decisions and Value episode The Value of Curiosity episode Boost Your Professional Value by 50% Why Communications Matters episode Value of Certification episode Added Value Strategies for Digitalized Lubrication Online Lubrication Monitoring with Guillermo Miró episode Finding Value with Reliability Tasks This webinar discusses the importance of estimated value and helps you discover and state the value of common reliability activities. See More Life Cycle Cost Analysis for a Reliability Engineer Life cycle cost: Let's explore estimating the total lifecycle costs for a complex system from the point of view of a reliability engineer. See More Predicting the Value of a Reliability Goal in Your Organization When setting a reliability goal, considere the value that reliability goal may provide. Let's explore three ways you can estimate the value. See More Fundamentals of Cost of Poor Reliability A discussion of the wide range of the impact of the cost of poor reliability on engineers, organizations, customers, and society. See More Fundamentals of the Cost of Unreliability When a product or system fails there is a consequence. Often there is a loss of value. A warranty replacement costs money. See More The Reliability Value Map. It is a thing. A value map is an organized chart that helps you track down every possible good' thing that reliability can do for you. See More Reliability Making Money You need to work out how many spare parts, so put some numbers in a computer and use the that result. Right? See More Reliability Making Money 2 Case Study Let's explore a Weibull plot and enjoy reliability making money. In this episode, we look at an actual Weibull plot for an actual example See More How to Make a Decision This webinar takes you through the key steps of decision-making particularly relating to reliability engineering. See More 9 Ways Reliability is Green Engineering Visit a scrap yard to witness the impact of getting a new car'. Let's explore the many ways creating a reliable product is beneficial. See More 10 Reasons to Do Reliability Besides discussing what is involved in reliability, let's explore a short list of reasons to use reliability thinking with your team. See More The post 10 Reasons to Do Reliability appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg Over the past few months, we've received some questions about accelerated life testing. There are bound to be more questions as ALT can be confusing to plan, conduct, or interpret. Let's get together and address your questions related to ALT. Send us your questions before the event, and we'll have a prepared response. We'll also have the chat and Q&A features turned on during the webinar (as always) so you can ask questions live. Plus, I'll discuss the recent questions and how we answered them. This is an experiment on increasing engagement with our webinars and to prompt you and others to continue to send us your questions. If this goes well, we'll ask you for future Q&A focus areas. I am looking forward to seeing your questions related to ALT. It should be a fun conversation; see you there. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 13 June 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page. Related content: SOR 859 An ALT Design Question episode SOR 851 ALT Sample Size episode ALT vs. HALT episode ALT Samples and HALT Limits episode ALT Planning Questions episode Select the Right Accelerated Life Test Approach Let's explore how to select the right ALT approach. Getting meaningful results on time is important, as is minimizing testing costs. See More How to Create an ALT Plan How to Create an ALT Plan: Discussion about the basic element necessary to create an accelerated life test (ALT) plan See More Fundamentals of ALT A description of why and how to accomplish ALT, accelerated life testing, to support better decision making in your organization. See More Three Approaches to Accelerated Life Testing In my experience, ALT has three basic approaches: Test to pass, test to failure, and degradation testing. Each fits a specific situation. See More Acceleration Factors with Examples Acceleration factors translate one stress level to another, which is rather useful for accelerated life test interpretation. See More How to Plan an ALT Let's explore the many elements that become inputs to creating a plan for your next accelerated life test. See More What is Accelerated Life Testing or ALT? This webinar will introduce you to Accelerated Life Testing or ALT to help you and your organization make reliability testing a reality. See More An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A We're received a few questions related to accelerated life testing. Let's get together and address your questions related to ALT. See More How to Learn ALT This event will focus on how I learned accelerated life testing (ALT) and advice for you in today's world to learn ALT. See More Alternatives to a Long ALT See More What is Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)? See More The post An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Communicating as a Reliability Engineer podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg Creating a plan and generating information is part of reliability engineering, yet it's not enough. To be a successful engineer, one must communicate well. This means we need to write, discuss, and present well. We are often called upon to examine failures and recommend solutions, examine a dataset and explain the finding, or conduct an experiment and detail the results. Communicating well is often an overlooked skill in our formal education. Despite that lack of training, many engineers do become excellent communicators. Let's explore how you can improve your communication skills and enhance your ability to do your work. Let's examine how to focus on these skills and what precisely to focus on for the best effect. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 9 May 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page. Related content: SOR 348 Speaking Reliability with Management episode Understanding & Communicating the Value of PMs with Rick Clonan episode Project Communications Risk: Matter of Resistance article Reliability Engineers: Use Caution When Using Readability Formulas like Flesch Reading Ease article Understanding Cross-Functional Collaboration episode Let Me Tell You a Reliability Story how do you go about telling a memorable story about a Weibull plot of field data? Or, a mean cumulative plot of a repairable system? See More Communicating as a Reliability Engineer You can become a great communicator. Let's explore how you can improve your skills and enhance your ability to do your work. See More The post Communicating as a Reliability Engineer appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

What is Supportability' and How Does it Relate to Reliability? podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson What is supportability? Is it working out how many spare parts you will need (and when)? No. Is it working out how many maintainers or technicians you will need to keep your system working? Still no. What about working out what tools these maintainers or technicians need? No again. But many people think that this is what supportability' is. Supportability' is actually a characteristic of your product or system. Is the ability' for it to be supported.' And this can mean different things in different scenarios. It is also not a number.' If you have two comparable systems, but one needs fewer spare parts, is easier to maintain, needs fewer tools, has lots of sensors that give plenty of warning for maintenance, and so on then it might be more supportable. But the main thing you need to think about' regarding supportability is that because it is a characteristic of a product or system it has to be baked INTO the design. Want to learn more about how to do this? Join us for this webinar. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 25 April 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest Supportability with Lucas Marino episode Supportability with Lucas Marino episode RCM and FMEAs episode Maintenance v Product Reliability Engineering episode Asset Criticality with Gregory Perry episode Optimizing Servicing Intervals and Witchcraft. There actually is a difference. Ever wondered if your servicing intervals are good'? Do you know what good' is? Let's explore how establish proper intervals. See More Reliability and Maintenance Let's explore how these two related fields are bound together in so many ways. What works well and what could work better. See More What is Supportability' the main thing to think about' is that because supportability is a characteristic of a system it has to be baked INTO the design. See More Framework to Assess Equipment Reliability See More The post What is Supportability' and How Does it Relate to Reliability? appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Selecting a Reliability Method podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg A key element of reliability engineering is doing the right thing at the right time. When running an experiment or test, conducting an assessment, or performing an analysis, the method we use must fit the situation. Being busy does not add value; getting meaningful results does. Start by understanding and prioritizing the decisions that require reliability-related information. Next, consider the constraints and capabilities of the team. Then, review the many possible ways to find or generate the information. Finally, select the method to create the best possible information within the given constraints. As reliability engineers, we generate information for the use of decision-makers. It is how we influence decisions that create value. The key to success is the correct information at the right time for the right people. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 11 April 2023. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page. Related Content The Process of Reliability Engineering book Appendix C: Reliability Methods Sorted by Method Category Why is Reliability a Process? episode Biggest Reliability Mistakes episode Reliability Gap Assessment episode Building a Reliability Plan Let's discuss how to build an effective reliability plan that fits your specific situation. The key is to add value with each step. See More Create a Meaningful Environmental Test Plan Let's explore the steps and resources you should consider when creating an environmental test plan for each product. See More Basic Steps to Building Your Reliability Plan Let's discuss the basic elements and critical questions as you build your reliability plan fitting the right tasks to each situation. See More Selecting the Right Reliability Tools There are dozens of reliability tools. How does a reliability practitioner know which specific tools to use in a new reliability program? See More Creating an Effective Reliability Plan A Reliability plan is a guide to achieve the organization's reliability objectives. A few steps and considerations will make a plan effective. See More Selecting Reliability Engineering Tools The selection hinges on knowing what is available, understanding the current situation, and available information, plus ... See More Essential Reliability Engineering Techniques Your science, engineering, and math formal training will serve you well as a reliability engineer, and that is not enough to be successful. See More 6 Essential Reliability Engineering Formulas Using a formula requires understanding the purpose, limitations, and assumptions involved. It also requires using the right formula. See More Reliability as a Process The idea is to explore in detail why we think achieving reliability objectives is best done using a process approach. See More Deliberate Reliability Testing Let's explore the many reasons to conduct testing and how to clearly link those tests to the decisions that rely on the test results. See More Dealing with Small Sample Sizes Let's discuss approaches that enable you and your team first to have the right number of samples and then how to deal with too few samples. See More Building a Reliability Plan updated This is an overview of the six steps to achieve high reliability from Carl and Fred's book. Creating and executing a reliability plan See More Selecting a Reliability Method As reliability engineers, we generate information for the use of decision-makers. It is how we influence decisions that create value. See More Linking Customer Needs to Product Requirements and Robust Design See More The post Selecting a Reliability Method appeared first on Accendo Reliability.