Track 1 Session 1

9:10 to 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Design for Reliability, What It Is and What It Isn’t - Practical Steps for Implementation

Design for Reliability (DFR) is an important trend in today’s product development process; however, there is no consensus on what DFR exactly entails and how it should be properly implemented. This presentation contains an overview of the most common definitions, procedures and guidelines for DFR, and describes the steps of transforming DFR into an enterprise-wide activity. The presentation also addresses the problem of limited engineering resources in today’s workplace and suggests how to approach and deal with that problem in successful pursuit of Design for Reliability.

Key Words: Design for Reliability, Reliability Maturity, Product Development, DFR Tools

Andre Kleyner

Delphi Corporation

Carmel, IN

Mike Silverman

Ops A La Carte LLC

Santa Clara, CA