Improving Product Reliability: Strategies and Implementation

Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Improving Product Reliability: Strategies and Implementation

Author(s): Mark A. Levin, Ted T. Kalal

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

Print ISBN: 9780470854495

Online ISBN: 9780470014028

DOI: 10.1002/0470014024

Series Editor(s): Patrick D.T. O'Connor

About this Book

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The design and manufacture of reliable products is a major challenge for engineers and managers. This book arms technical managers and engineers with the tools to compete effectively through the design and production of reliable technology products.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxvii)

  2. Part I: Reliability – It's a Matter of Survival

    1. Chapter 1

      Competing in the Twenty–First Century (pages 1–12)

    2. Chapter 2

      Barriers to Implementing Reliability (pages 13–23)

    3. Chapter 3

      Understanding Why Products Fail (pages 24–29)

    4. Chapter 4

      Alternative Approaches to Implementing Reliability (pages 30–31)

  3. Part II: Unraveling the Mystery

    1. Chapter 5

      The Product Life Cycle (pages 33–46)

    2. Chapter 6

      Reliability Concepts (pages 47–63)

    3. Chapter 7

      The Reliability Toolbox (pages 64–112)

    4. Chapter 8

      Why Reliability Efforts Fail (pages 113–126)

    5. Chapter 9

      Supplier Management (pages 127–131)

  4. Part III: Three Steps to Successful Implementation

    1. Chapter 10

      Establishing a Reliability Lab (pages 133–150)

    2. Chapter 11

      Hiring and Staffing the Right People (pages 151–156)

    3. Chapter 12

      Implementing the Reliability Process (pages 157–175)

  5. Part IV: Reliability Process for Product Development

    1. Chapter 13

      Product Concept Phase (pages 177–190)

    2. Chapter 14

      Design Concept Phase (pages 191–206)

    3. Chapter 15

      Product Design Phase (pages 207–235)

    4. Chapter 16

      Design Validation Phase (pages 236–256)

    5. Chapter 17

      Production Phase (pages 257–273)

    6. Chapter 18

      End of Life Phase (pages 274–276)

    7. Chapter 19

      Field Service (pages 277–282)

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      Appendix A (pages 283–298)

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      Appendix B (pages 299–306)

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      Index (pages 307–313)

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