{"title":"QFD implementation in a discrete semiconductor industry","authors":"C. Tan, Teck-Khim Neo","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981691","url":null,"abstract":"Semiconductor manufacturers seek to improve the quality and reliability of their products while reducing costs and decreasing production time to enhance its competitiveness. There are so many factors involved that can make or break a company in this fast paced world where companies have to aggressively meet new demands, especially from the customers because they are the ultimate evaluator of the company's product. One therefore needs a way to integrate 'customer voices' in this costly production process as it is essential for the component manufacturers and vendors to know precisely what their customer wants and expects in a device so that they can meet their needs. With the application on the power rectifier, this work illustrates how QFD can help the power device vendors and manufacturers to achieve greater customer satisfaction through supplying a better quality and more reliable product. The completed functional QFD matrix allows the manufacturer to identify the most critical need from the customer that corresponded to the key technical requirements. This helps the manufacturer to focus its attention on the more important customer needs. The completed reliability QFD matrix together with the FMECA analysis helps the manufacturer to consider the reliability demands from its customer. Integrating both the QFD and FMECA charts helps to identify the most critical failure modes and its associated failure mechanisms. Finally, a spreadsheet implementation to generate the QFD and FMECA matrices have been created to reduce the cumbersome process of the numerous manual recordings.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"267 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116497206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A method for achieving an enhanced mission capability","authors":"L. H. Crow","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981634","url":null,"abstract":"When reliability requirements are set for a system, the intended purpose is generally to maintain a performance capability in an operational environment. The current parameter of choice for stating reliability requirements is mean time between failure (MTBF). Mission reliability MTBF requirements are typically established to give a high probability that a performance capability will be maintained, with no failures, for a specified period of time. However, the actual operational profile for a system may be larger than the stated mission time. This extension to the nominal mission duration, however, is typical of many realistic use environments for complex system, both military and commercial. This often results in a low probability of success for many systems, if no provisions are made for repair. This paper discusses a methodology that addresses the success probability of this enhanced mission time with selected repair actions and spares.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129725069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability models of repairable systems considering the effect of operating conditions","authors":"P. Prasad, K. Rao","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981694","url":null,"abstract":"The proportional hazard modeling is a useful technique to investigate the effects of diagnostic variables associated with a system on its life period. Most of the reliability models consider failure time as the only factor that influence reliability characteristics of a system during its operation. It is possible to include the effect of operating conditions like type of failure, stress etc. in the reliability function. These conditions when quantified are called covariates and the model is known as proportional hazard model (PHM). The proportionality of hazard rates at different covariates is the underlying assumption. Two types of failure data are studied; renewal process data and non-renewal process data. Different methods of estimation of cumulative hazard rate (CHR) function are discussed under nonparametric and parametric models. Goodness of fit tests are used to verify the assumption of PH model. Parametric models like Weibull distribution or power law process are fitted to check the results obtained using nonparametric models. The parameters of life distributions are obtained by regressing the reliability function using multiple regression analysis or by maximum likelihood estimators (MLEs). The study involves failure data of an electro-mechanical equipment in all underground coal mine and failure times of a small DC motor in accelerated life testing using PHM techniques to assess their failure behavior at different operating conditions. The study also involves evaluation of optimum preventive maintenance interval in a thermal power unit based on graphical methods using PH models.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128256842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The knowledge path to mission success: overview of the NASA PBMA-KMS","authors":"J. Newman, S. Wander","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981708","url":null,"abstract":"Mission success depends on proper integration of safety, risk management, and assurance processes throughout the project life-cycle. In the current government acquisition environment great emphasis is being placed on innovative contracting approaches that involve cooperative agreements, performance-based contracting, and contractor use of best practices. Thus, far fewer prescribed standards and specifications are involved in government acquisition today as compared to the early 1990s. Additionally, the shift from rule-based assurance management to knowledge-based approaches poses a separate set of challenges as clearly underscored in government and industry accident assessments and mishap investigations that followed a costly streak of launch vehicle and spacecraft failures in the late 1990 time frame. In response to these challenges the NASA Office of Safety & Mission Assurance began development of the Process Based Mission Assurance Knowledge Management System (PBMA-KMS) in mid 1999. The PBMA-KMS is a user-friendly, web-based system designed to support life-cycle safety and mission success management. This paper describes the PBMA-KMS functionality, operation, and plans for future growth. Aerospace professionals are encouraged to use the PBMA-KMS by participating in discipline oriented work groups, and contributing best practices, lessons learned, and ideas for future functional enhancements.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130848734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A path-based algorithm to evaluate asymptotic unavailability for large Markov models","authors":"M. Bouissou, Y. Lefebvre","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981616","url":null,"abstract":"Markov chains are commonly used to study the dependability of complex systems. Nevertheless, the explosion of the number of states when the modeled system becomes too large is still a major problem. In such cases, reliability and availability cannot be calculated using conventional methods based on the construction of the state graph. One of the possible solutions to avoid this problem is to use only a local description of the system: the Markov chain is not actually constructed, but the knowledge of the rules which govern its evolution enable exploration of the state graph step by step. This idea already led to efficient algorithms for the computation of reliability. In this paper, we propose a method exploiting this path-based approach to evaluate the asymptotic unavailability of a system which is completely and quickly repairable. Then we show on a simple example that the more reliable the system, the better the approximation given by our method. Finally, we apply the presented algorithm to an electrical power system, much too large to enable the use of conventional methods.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130850651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of quality index for TL 9000 measurements","authors":"A. Jain","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981688","url":null,"abstract":"Telecommunications service providers and suppliers have jointly developed a set of measurements for quantifying the performance of the telecommunications products with the goal to drive improvement in the overall quality and reliability delivered to the end user. This paper describes some innovative approaches for transforming each measurement into a dimensionless quality index, so that these quality indices can be rolled up to obtain an overall quality indicator for a specific product. An example is given to illustrate how the proposed roll up would be done to obtain an overall quality indicator for specific products. The approach described in this paper can be applied by a supplier of telecommunications products to transform the measurements for any product into individual quality indices and then rolled up into an overall quality indicator for comparison with the industry average and the industry best. The results of such industry comparisons can then be used by the supplier for identifying the gap with the best performer (if this product is performing below the industry best), developing a plan for continuous improvement, and for closing the gap with the best performer.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126471930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Service fault-tree-analysis: its use for improving the efficiency of service processes","authors":"A.A.P. de Carvalho, C. A. Scapin","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981639","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present a case study in which the technique of fault tree analysis (FTA) was applied in solving a complex systemic failure in a service process carried out by a major aviation company in Southeastern Brazil. A procedure for analyzing and solving problems on service/administrative processes was developed and tested in this company, with significant results, helping to address organizational issues. This systemic failure analysis project generated action plans, through the analysis of the maintenance process in this company. These plans eliminated the occurrence of faults and consequent delays in the maintenance of aircraft.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132559641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three modified dependency-tests for software failures","authors":"C.-C. Wang, Rongbiao Chen","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981647","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple version software strategy was proposed for the fault-tolerant system. An N-version software (NVS) system raises reliability by employing independently developed software versions. Various NVS systems were experimented upon. While all reported reliability improvement, it was also evidenced that independently developed software component versions still risked sharing common faults and resulted in coincident failures. Previously, three dependency tests were proposed, namely, the approximate z-test, dependency factor, and /spl chi//sup 2/-test. Unfortunately, rather than testing for the dependency of failures, those tests examine the dependency of outputs that include not only failures but also successful ones. For the remedy, those tests are modified to fit for the test of failure dependency. Demonstration examples using previously reported experimental data are presented.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132299832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability assessment methodology for 1-shot systems","authors":"R. Bierbaum, D. Wright","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981699","url":null,"abstract":"Much of the reliability literature focuses on analysis of continuously operating systems. However, there are many applications for which the system is a 1-shot device or a particular function of the system is 1-shot. For many of these applications the 1-shot device spends much of its life in dormant storage. A common example of this is a weapon system, although there are also numerous other examples such as fire suppression systems, nuclear power plant fail-safe systems, protection or deterrent systems, and various manned and unmanned spacecraft systems. This paper outlines some of the challenges of 1-shot device analysis. An existing 1-shot system reliability analysis approach, that for nuclear weapons, is described. Some of the other important characteristics that influence the approach are also highlighted. Although illustrated in the context of nuclear weapon systems, many of the aspects of the described approach are relevant to other applications.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132200750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using TL 9000 measurements [telecommunication industry quality standards]","authors":"R. Morrow, A. Dandekar","doi":"10.1109/RAMS.2002.981689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAMS.2002.981689","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes how the University of Texas at Dallas (USA) is developing two indices, the telecom performance index (TPI) and telecom quality index (TQI) that measure total telecommunications industry performance. These indices will measure the impact of TL 9000 on the telecommunications industry. TL 9000 is expected to greatly improve the quality of telecommunications products while simultaneously driving down costs in the industry.","PeriodicalId":395613,"journal":{"name":"Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 2002 Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37318)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125299477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}