Track 2 Session 5

9:10 to 10:10 a.m. Thursday April 8, 2010

Reliability Engineering in a Knowledge Based Development Environment

Having the right knowledge at the right time to make the right decision is critical to any successful product development process. Early knowledge about product design and producibility facilitates informed decision-making about when and how to proceed. It also reduces the risk of costly design changes later in the product life cycle when they are more expensive. Programs that follow a knowledge based process have a higher probability of successful cost and schedule outcome. Problems occur when knowledge builds more slowly than commitments to proceed. If a decision is made to commit to manufacture a product before critical technology, design and manufacturing knowledge is captured, problems cascade and may become unmanageable, costs and schedules increase and performance and quality may be degraded. The objective of this presentation is to review how reliability techniques can be used in a set-based design, motivating the organization to develop new numerical approaches and a faster development process.

Key Words: Knowledge Management, Reliability Planning, Reliability Management

Julio E. Pulido

Ingersoll Rand

USA