Reliability Engineering Management
ENRE 642, a 3 credits graduate level course with the University of Maryland.
Taught each summer (in person and/or distance learning) and by special arrangement with university.
“I think it is great to have someone teaching a class that works in industry and has real-world experience with businesses.” - former student
To learn more and to register visit the Office of Advanced Engineering Education
Course Syllabus
Unifying systems perspective of reliability engineering management. Design, development and management of organizations and reliability programs including: management of systems evaluation and test protocols, development of risk management-mitigation processes, and management of functional tasks performed by reliability engineers.
The course has an emphasis on understanding the value of reliability activities within the entire product lifecycle. Case studies of actual organizations focused on determining the key considerations when attempting to improve the organization’s ability to produce reliable products.
“Enjoyed the course thoroughly. Definitely should not be without ENRE642 in
any RE masters. Makes us truly realize what the hell the Math is all for!” -Wendell, former student
Course Instructor:
Fred Schenkelberg
FMS Reliability
(408) 710-8248
Text:
O'Connor, Patrick D. T. and Andre Kleyner Practical Reliability Engineering, 5th Ed. Wiley, 2012.
References:
Ireson, W. Grant, Coombs, Clyde F. and Moss, Richard Y.,
McGraw-Hill
[“Moss book”, is how I commonly refer to this text]
Improving Product Reliability: Strategies and Implementation, 2003
Mark A. Levin and Ted T. Kalal
Wiley
Quality sf Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain, 1979
Philip B. Crosby
New American Library
Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering, 1994
Henry Petroski
Cambridge University Press
Grading:
Homework 20% (Due at start of Mid term)
Mid Term 25%
Project 25% (Due at start of Final)
Final 30%
Course Outline:
Review material in Moss, other references are optional.
•Introduction and design for reliability
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•Value of reliability to business
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•Evaluating the maturity of reliability approach
oCrosby Chap 3
•Engineering approaches to product reliability
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•Setting reliability goals and apportionment
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•Building a reliability plan
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•Identifying risks to reliability goal
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•Using HALT and its benefits
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•Using ALT and other reliability testing
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•Using product level reliability models
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•Sample sizes and a few trade-offs
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•Encouraging use of FA and FRACAS
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•Making good measurements
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•Considerations in thermal design
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•Understanding stress/strength and derating
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•Considering the product’s environment
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•Managing the supplier’s reliability program
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•Building a reliability culture in an organization
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•Review
Plus topics of interest to students as time permits.
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