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Advisory Board Panel
Leaders from industry and government will discuss the technical, management, and training issues associated with using reliability as a competitive advantage in today’s global business environment. Symposium attendees may submit questions in advance to the panelists or raise them from the floor.
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R&M Exhibitors’ Presentations and Demonstrations
R&M CAE tools continue to evolve in support of industry’s business processes. Our RAMS Exhibitors will highlight their latest functionality through brief presentations and demonstrations in a neutral setting. Please check outside the room for the vendor presentation schedule.
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An Introduction to Probability Models in Reliability and Maintainability
Session: 1A, Monday 8:00-12:15
Core Tutor: C. Richard Cassady, Ph.D.
The purpose of this tutorial is to provide attendees with basic coverage of the traditional, fundamental probability models used to describe, improve, and optimize system reliability and maintainability. This coverage requires the discussion of some basic concepts from probability and distribution theory. No specific models are endorsed. [...]
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Achieving Availability Cost-Effectively in Complex Systems
Session: 1B, Monday 8:00-10:00
How to accommodate today’s ever higher demands on complex system availability targets, while remaining mindful of life-cycle cost (LCC)? A method will be presented to assess the impact of testability strategies, maintenance policies, and redundancy management on system availability and LCC. Markov diagrams and Petri nets are used to that end. Impact [...]
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Accelerated Reliability Demonstration, RD and Assurance Tests, SPRT
Session: 2B, Monday 10:15-12:15
This paper explains the technical and mathematical methodology for acceleration of reliability qualification (fixed duration with and without replacement) and reliability assurance tests (SPRT) using physics and engineering rationale along with appropriately modified mathematical approach in the test design and data analysis. This approach is with the intent to obtain meaningful and [...]
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Introduction to RAM Management (Reliability from Design Inception to Product Retirement)
Session: 4A, Monday 15:45-17:45
Core Tutor: Duane L. Dietrich, Ph.D.
In this presentation a product is followed from design inception to product retirement. The appropriate location and use of (1) Over Stress Tests, (2) Design Reviews, (3) FMEA, (4) Reliability System Analysis, (5) Accelerated Life Tests, (6) Real Time Life Tests, (7) Reliability Growth Tests, (8) Burn-In, [...]
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Dynamic Approach to Risk and Reliability in Design and Operations
Session: 4B, Monday 15:45-17:45
This tutorial provides an overview of current state of the art in system risk, reliability, and maintenance modeling using dynamic methods. The target audience of the tutorial is engineers who are familiar with the basic concepts of static (Boolean-based) system reliability modeling (RBD and/or FT) and who are unsure when (if at [...]
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DOD Invited Papers Session on Implementation of new RAM initiatives within the Department of Defense
Session: 4C, Monday 15:45-17:45
This session describes actions being taken within the Department of Defense to implement new RAM initiatives directed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. Information is presented on the use of reliability engineering design practices; the concept, definition, and rationale for Materiel Availability (Am); and guidelines for Army [...]
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Introduction to Life Data Analysis
Session: 5A, Tuesday 8:00-12:15
Core Tutors: Caroline Lubert, Ph.D., and Clifford Lange, Ph.D.
The application of statistical analysis to reliability, maintainability, and supportability data offers huge potential to producer and consumer alike in terms of accurate prediction of system performance measures such as availability and cost effectiveness. In addition quantitative analysis of a system is an objective [...]
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General Chair’s Welcome and Keynote Speaker