Description
Book SynopsisFor 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. Wit
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO RELIABILITY. Design Technology and Approval Specification of New Products. The Distracting Jungle of Reliability Concepts. RELIABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATION. Novel Concepts of Reliability Technology. Current Issues in Reliability Technology. The Fundamental Solution for Reliability Assurance: Parametric ALT. RELIABILITY INTEGRITY. Failure Analysis for Accurate Corrections. Problems in The Manufacturing Inspection System and their Solutions. PRODUCT INTEGRITY. Customer Satisfaction and Comparative Advantage for New Product Success. Market Share Increase and Market Situation Analysis. 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.
