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Track 1 Session 1
9:10 to 10:10 a.m. Wednesday March 26, 2008
Ensuring Product Reliability Through
Continuous Implementation and Rollout of Design For Reliability
Process
Design For Reliability (DFR) has its vital place within concurrent
product development when companies are satisfying their customers
with reliable solutions during the product’s life cycle. The role of
DFR even increases when the provision of services
is part of the business landscape. Modern methods and tools of DFR are well known among reliability
professionals. However, chief design engineers and many persons even
outside R&D are making several decisions that have a big impact on
product reliability. The challenge of the resurrection of the DFR
process is heavily linked to the communication and motivation within
different organizations. This is especially valid when other
important product development factors, such as time to market and
product cost, have to be considered in trade-off decisions.
This presentation illustrates how to communicate some of the key
reliability engineering aspects to an audience hearing them maybe
for the first time ever. The presentation will also discuss DFR
process challenges relating to creating solutions for complex
repairable systems built up of all sorts of technologies. The
experiences discussed will provide a benchmarking possibility for
other companies.
Key Words: Design for Reliability, Concurrent Product
Development
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