So Many Tools

Abstract

Dianna and Fred discussing how there are so many tools that are available for quality and reliability applications, and approaches to take when figuring out what to use.

Key Points

Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss that there are so many tools in the quality and reliability engineering toolbox that it can be difficult to choose what to do first. Topics include:

• Figuring out what tools to propose when planning.


• Approaches to choosing and using tools, and how awareness and bias affects our choices.


• Resources to learn more.


• hypothesis testing, Scientific American, and chalk

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics. Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches.

Show Notes

There are many lists of quality and reliability tools. The 7 basic quality tools, 37 tools of lean, X ways to do DOE. There are so many tools to help us solve problems.

How do you figure out what tools to use when planning?

Awareness is key. Just increasing your awareness of these tools will help you to better plan to solve problems. Work to improve awareness of all these tools:

• Be curious. Research resources. Read articles and magazines. Get a reference book on the tools. Go to websites and subscribe to be exposed to ideas. Chances are, there’s probably already a tool for that.


• Get a mentor. Watch how others use these tools to solve problems.


• Ask others. Review options with your team. The methods, the results you want, and the scope of the problem will help you choose an appropriate tool.

Be encouraged to try things. We encourage you to check these things:

• That your results align with reality.


• “Fake it to make it” philosophies don’t really work when solving problems.


• You might be biased to using your favorite tool.

A way to check for these things is to ask for help and get others involved.

Stay curious!

We talked about these resources:

The Process of Reliability Engineering (accendoreliability.com) Schenkelberg, F., Carlson, C. S. (2023). The Process of Reliability Engineering: Creating Reliability Plans That Add Value. United States: FMS Reliability Publishing.

Tague, N. R. (2005). The Quality Toolbox. United States: ASQ Quality Press.

Accendo Webinars – Accendo Reliability

Podcast Blog – Quality During Design

Related Topics:

SOR 466 Reliability Organization Self Awareness(Opens podcast in a new browser tab)

The post SOR 877 So Many Tools appeared first on Accendo Reliability.