Foreword |
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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About the Author |
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1 Reliability Fundamentals I: Component Reliability |
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The Importance of Reliability |
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Failure Probability Density Function |
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5 | (1) |
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The Failure Probability Density Function |
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Three Common Failure Patterns |
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The Negative Exponential Distribution |
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The Mathematics of Randomness |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (3) |
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Using Weibull When Very Little Data Are Available |
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Assignment 1.1 Weibull Familiarisation |
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Assignment 1.2 Weibull Problem |
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Assignment 1.3 Another Weibull Problem |
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Assignment 1.4 Spring Design |
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Assignment 1.5 Weibull Analysis of Rolling Element Bearings |
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Assignment 1.6 New Era Fertilizer Plant |
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21 | (3) |
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Assignment 1.7 The Life History of a Hillman Vogue Sedan |
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24 | (5) |
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2 Reliability Fundamentals II: System Reliability |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (9) |
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32 | (1) |
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System Reliability Prediction |
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Availability and Maintainability |
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The Maintainability Equation |
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The Equations for System Availability |
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Other Forms of System Reliability Analysis |
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Method 1 Deconstruction Method |
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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA) |
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Process versus Design or Product FMEA/FMECA |
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50 | (1) |
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Basic Analysis Procedure for an FMEA or FMECA |
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Advantages of the FMEA/FMECA Process |
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Limitations of the FMEA/FMECA Process |
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Common Failures and Recent Improvements |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (7) |
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58 | (1) |
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Assignment 2.2 The Parallel System of Conveyors |
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Assignment 2.3 Availability Upgrade |
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61 | (1) |
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Assignment 2.4 Laplace Calculation |
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61 | (1) |
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Assignment 2.5 A System Availability Prediction |
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61 | (2) |
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3 Maintenance Optimisation |
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Maintenance -- Raison d'etre |
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63 | (1) |
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Know Your Plant, Keep It Good as New |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Reliability Centred Maintenance |
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70 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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On-Condition Inspection Task |
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74 | (1) |
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Alternative and Modified Forms of RCM |
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Summary of the RCM Output |
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Total Productive Maintenance |
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The Five Pillars Definition of TPM |
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78 | (1) |
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The Six Major Losses (Manufacturing Industry) |
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79 | (1) |
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The Eight Major Losses (Process Industry) |
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The Primary TPM Metric: OEE |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Zero Idling and Zero Minor Stoppages |
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82 | (1) |
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Semantics in Maintenance Management: Explanation and Qualification |
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84 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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The Four Kinds of Maintenance |
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The Major Types of Condition Monitoring |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (11) |
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139 | (1) |
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The Measurement of Vibration |
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Positioning of Transducers |
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142 | (1) |
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Detection of Various Vibration Problems |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (4) |
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Requirements for Oil Analysis |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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Additional Oil Analysis Tests |
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153 | (1) |
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5 Incident Investigation or Root Cause Analysis |
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Scope of Any Investigation |
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156 | (1) |
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Definitions and Abbreviations |
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156 | (1) |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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Incident Investigation Techniques |
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Kepner-Tregoe and Its Derivatives |
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Step 1 Problem Definition |
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Step 2 The Problem Described in Detail: Identity, Location, Timing, Magnitude |
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Step 3 Where Does the Malfunction NOT Occur? |
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Step 4 What Differences Could Have Caused the Malfunction? |
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Step 5 Analyse the Differences |
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Step 6 Verify Proposed Solution |
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Background to the Process |
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The Sequence of Actions in the ASSET Process |
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160 | (1) |
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Contributors to the Identified Errors |
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165 | (1) |
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Management of the Incident Investigation Process |
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Construction of the Fault Tree |
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Apollo Root Cause Analysis -- Dean L Gano |
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176 | (1) |
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Causal Relationship Methods |
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176 | (1) |
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6 Other Techniques Essential for Modern Reliability Management: I |
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231 | (36) |
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Flavours of CM: CMI versus CMII |
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232 | (1) |
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Codification and Coding Systems |
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Dewey Decimal Classification System |
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The History of the NATO Coding System |
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Standardised Long Description |
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Standardised Short Description |
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Advantages of the NATO System |
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ISO 22745: Standard-Based Exchange of Product Data |
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Non-Military Applications of Master Data |
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Coding by Colour or Stamping |
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242 | (1) |
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Modern Trends in Codification |
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242 | (1) |
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Manufacture of Lubricants |
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243 | (4) |
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The Requisite Qualities of a Lubricant |
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Thin-Film or Mixed Lubrication |
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249 | (1) |
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Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication |
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Different Lubricants for Different Applications |
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254 | (5) |
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A Case Study in Lubricant Application |
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Analysis of Variance Report |
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7 Other Techniques Essential for Modern Reliability Management: II |
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267 | (46) |
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267 | (1) |
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The Systems Engineering Approach |
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Systems Engineering Design |
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268 | (1) |
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Systems Engineering Organisation |
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269 | (1) |
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Features of Investment Projects |
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Determination of the Discount Rate |
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274 | (1) |
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286 | (15) |
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286 | (1) |
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Simulation Example: Stock Control |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (1) |
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Monte Carlo Simulation Using Random Number Generation |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (1) |
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History of Linear Programming |
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294 | (1) |
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Two-Dimensional Linear Programming |
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Other System Engineering Concerns |
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301 | (12) |
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Design for Supportability -- The Concept of Integrated Logistic Support |
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304 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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The Work Breakdown Structure |
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307 | (1) |
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The Critical Path Network |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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Project Budgeting and the S Curve |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (5) |
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What It Takes to Be a Manager |
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314 | (1) |
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A History of Management Thought |
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314 | (6) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (2) |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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The Characteristics of a Successful Manager |
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320 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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The Characteristics of a Successful Reliability Engineer |
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322 | (1) |
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The Characteristics of a Successful Reliability Engineering Manager |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Readings in Reliability Management |
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323 | (13) |
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323 | (1) |
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Reading #1 Human Error in Maintenance and Reliability and What to Do about It (Also Known as Rules, Tools and Schools) |
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Concept #1 Exercise and Practise Leadership as well as Management |
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324 | (1) |
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Concept #2 Look First at `Programmatic' rather than Technical' Solutions to Reliability Problems |
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325 | (2) |
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Concept #3 Look for Indicators of Small, Seemingly Insignificant but Repetitious Reliability Problems and Act on the Findings |
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327 | (1) |
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Concept #4 Don't Be Afraid of Mistakes; Learn from Them |
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328 | (1) |
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Concept #5 Become a Procedure-Based Organisation, but Don't Overdo It |
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Concept #6 Eliminate as Much Maintenance as Possible and Increase Emphasis on Reliability |
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Concept #7 Don't Forget the Roots of Your M & R Programme Initiatives for Improvement |
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334 | (1) |
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Reading #2 Why Managers Don't Endorse Reliability Initiatives |
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336 | (5) |
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9 Design Issues in Reliability Engineering and Maintenance |
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341 | (8) |
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341 | (1) |
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Factors of Safety and Probabilistic Design |
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Bibliography |
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Appendix 1 The Standard Normal Distribution |
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Appendix 2 Dr E. H. Waloddi Weibull, 1887--1979 |
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Appendix 3 A Perspective on Robert Lusser |
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357 | (2) |
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Index |
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