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Issue 36, February 2004 |
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Hot Topics |
Developmental Testing with Corrective
Actions Implemented During the Test and Delayed Fixes
Traditional reliability growth tracking and reliability growth projection
models address reliability growth based on failure modes that appeared
during the test. With the tracking model, all corrective actions are
implemented during the test (test-fix-test). For the projection model,
all corrective actions are delayed until the end of the test
(test-find-test). However, for developmental testing programs, it is
more common to implement some corrective actions during the test and
some delayed fixes at the end of the test (test-fix-find-test). In
addition, reliability growth assessments for the test-fix-find-test
strategy are not provided with the widely used traditional models. This
article presents the use of an extended reliability growth model for
analyzing test-fix-find-test data in
RGA 6 and is based on the paper "An Extended Reliability Growth Model
For Managing And Accessing Corrective Actions" presented by Dr. Larry
Crow at the 2004 RAMS.To read more, see
https://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue36/hottopics36.htm
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Reliability Basics |
Predicting Warranty Returns
Accurate predictions about the quantity of products that will be returned
under warranty can provide huge benefits to manufacturing organizations.
Among other advantages, better warranty data analysis allows an organization
to make the most efficient allocation of resources to warranty services
provision. Likewise, they allow the manufacturer to anticipate customer
support needs and take the necessary steps to insure customer satisfaction
with the warranty process. Warranty data analysis can also provide a
valuable early-warning signal to the manufacturer when there is a serious
product quality problem in the field, which gives the organization time to
mobilize its resources to meet the challenge before serious financial, legal
or other problems occur. This article presents the process on how warranty
analysis can be accomplished in
Weibull++ 6.To read more, see
https://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue36/relbasics36.htm
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Tool Tips |
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When appropriate, can the termination
time be marked on a plot in RGA 6?
To read more, see
https://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue36/tooltips36.htm
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Latest Software Updates |
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New service releases are now available for
BlockSim (SR 6.2.3) and
MPC (SR 3.0.11). In addition, RGA 6
(6.0.1) for reliability growth and repairable system analysis has been
officially released. To determine the compile revision of the application on
your computer, select About from the Help menu.
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Hot News |
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2004 Applied
Reliability Symposium Advanced registration for the
2004 ARS officially ends
March 1, 2004. Registration forms for this unique gathering
of reliability industry experts, which is scheduled for June 16 -
18, 2004, can be obtained at:
http://www.ARSymposium.org/register.htm. |
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ReliaSoft
Asia - ReliaSoft now has a regional office in Asia and a
corresponding Web site to help engineers locate local representation
and review upcoming training announcements. For the latest news
relevant to ReliaSoft Asia, please visit the new
www.ReliaSoftAsia.com Web
site. |
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RGA 6
Released This Month ReliaSoft's RGA was jointly developed
by ReliaSoft and
Dr. Larry Crow,
the leading authority in reliability growth, along with significant
input from corporate development partners including the U.S. Navy
and Deere & Company. RGA is the only software that was designed with
and endorsed and validated by Dr. Crow. To learn more about RGA 6
Standard and RGA 6 PRO, please visit:
http://RGA.ReliaSoft.com. |
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Reliability
Edge The latest edition of the Reliability Edge
was published recently. This edition includes technical articles by
ReliaSoft engineers as well as some great guest submissions by the
U.S. Army, Delphi Electronics and Safety and Dr. Wayne Nelson. View
the Web version at
http://www.ReliaSoft.com/newsletter/v4i2/index.htm. A print
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Korean
Seminar Product training on ReliaSoft's
Weibull++ 6 and
ALTA 6 PRO will be hosted by
ReliaSoft's Korean Distributor, KoRTS Corporation. This two-day event
will be held February 19 - 20, 2004 in Seoul, Korea. For
additional information, please contact KoRTS directly at
+82-(0)2-415-6702 or visit:
http://www.korts.co.kr/news/newsletter/relia/re_newsletter_8.htm.
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Calendar of Public
Events:
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February |
Master the Subject, Master the Tools
Training Seminar (MSMT) - Life data analysis,
introduction to accelerated life data analysis and
introduction to system analysis:
February 23 - 27, 2004 in Tucson, AZ. For more
information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/february04.htm. |
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March |
Advanced System Analysis and BlockSim
Training Seminar - March 22 - 24, 2004 in
Tucson, AZ. An intensive theoretical and hands-on course
(utilizing BlockSim)
which exposes the attendee to the advanced concepts,
principles and requirements for performing detailed system
reliability, maintainability, availability and related
analyses. For more information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/march04.htm. |
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FMEA/FMECA Analysis and Xfmea
Training Seminar - March 25 - 26, 2004 in
Tucson, AZ. This course offers an overview of FMEA/FMECA
analysis procedures with emphasis on the use of the
Xfmea software. For
more information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/march04.htm. |
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India Introduction to Reliability
April 2, 2004 in Chennai, India. This one-day course
provides a high level overview of reliability engineering
principles and their applications in a maintenance centered
organization. For more information, see
http://www.ReliaSoftIndia.com/seminars/index.htm. |
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India - Master the Subject, Master
the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) April 5 - 9,
2004 in Chennai, India. Life data analysis, introduction to
accelerated life data analysis and introduction to system
analysis. For more information, see
http://www.ReliaSoftIndia.com/seminars/india_apr04.htm. |
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China - Master the Subject, Master
the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) April 12 -
16, 2004 in Shanghai, China. Life data analysis,
introduction to accelerated life data analysis and
introduction to system analysis. This seminar is primarily
in Chinese. For more information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/china_apr04.htm. |
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QALT Boot Camp April 19 -
21, 2004 in Tucson, AZ. This intensive three day course
covers advanced topics, concepts and applications of
quantitative accelerated life testing (QALT) analysis and
ReliaSoft's ALTA 6 PRO
software. For more information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/april04.htm. |
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Reliability Growth, Repairable System
Data Analysis and RGA April 19 - 21, 2004
in Tucson, AZ. Presented by Dr. Larry Crow, this course will
discuss state-of-the-art methods for planning and evaluating
the reliability of complex systems during three key life
cycle phases: design, developmental testing and customer
field use. Hands-on use of
RGA 6 PRO
will be used to enhance the learning process. For more
information, see http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/april04.htm. |
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From the Edge |
In addition to the monthly Reliability
HotWire, ReliaSoft publishes
Reliability Edge,
a printed newsletter that includes articles and information related to
the field of reliability engineering. An article of interest in the
current edition:
- Graphical Comparison of Sets of
Repair Data - As a population of repairable systems ages, the
systems accumulate repairs and repair costs. The population Mean
Cumulative Function (MCF) for the number or "cost" of repairs as a
function of population age yields much useful information. This
article and Nelson (2003) show how to estimate and graphically
compare the MCFs of two samples of systems. This comparison also
applies to recurrent event data on recurrent disease episodes,
sociological and demographic applications such as childbirth,
simulation of production processes and other recurrent events. See
the complete article at:
http://www.ReliaSoft.com/newsletter/v4i2/graphical.htm.
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