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WELCOMEThe ASQ Reliability Division is the largest group in the world promoting reliability training and education. This newsletter covers professional development opportunities plus division activities information and news.
The Launch of theReliability Calendar
Find a wide array of seminars, conferences, classes, webinars and more for your professional development from as many sources around the world as we can find. Visit www.reliabilitycalendar.com
ASQ RD LinkedIn Group
There is a ASQ RD Group within LinkedIn. Another forum to network, stay in touch and engage in professional discussions with your peers. Click here to link in.
ASQ RD webinars
Free webinars on topics relevant to reliability engineers delivered by subject matter experts. Visit http://asq.org/reliability/quality-information/webinars-reliability.html
Dear Friends,
Last four months have seen a steady increase in division membership. I tend to believe you want to be a part of an active and valuable division. One of the best ways to keep the organization vibrant is to volunteer, get involved and participate.
There are various opportunities for you to contribute towards the success of Reliability Division. Webinars need speakers, journals need papers, websites need reviewing, calendars updated, conferences organized, advertising to distribute, and more. We look forward to the continued growth of the division and the ranks of volunteer leaders within the division. We look forward to you join the team!
Chair’s Note
Division Activities
NewsletterApril 2011 Volume 2, Issue 3
Fred Schenkelberg Chair, Reliability Division of ASQ (408) 710-8248 [email protected]
In this editionReliability Divisionʼs financial position" " " Page 2 " " "Reliability Membership is growing" " " Page 3
Get recognized with ASQ certification" " " Page 4
Challenge your mind - RD Book Review, Puzzle" " Page 6
Get involved with Reliability Division" " " " Page 7Publishing opportunities in Quality Engineering" " " Page 8
Visit the Reliability Store " Page 10
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For more information on volunteering opportunities, please see Page 7. If interested, please contact Fred Schenkelberg ([email protected])
Reliability Division Webinar series
Reliability division has been offering free Webinars featuring leading international practitioners, academics, and consultants. Enhance your reliability knowledge. For more information, click here: http://asq.org/reliability/quality-information/webinars-reliability.html
The Division has a strong balance sheet with total assets of $87,200 in checking and money market accounts and investments of $37,900 for a total of $125,100.We have another $7,000 of income from our sponsorship of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS®) that will posted in April. The additional income will put us into a surplus position; however, we have decided to use that additional income to fund our new Webinar Training Series.
Update provided by RD Treasurer Alfred Stevens.
Division Budget Update
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ActualsACCOUNT DESCRIPTION Budget 3/31
REVENUE
4000Dues $20,000 $15,3364100Retail Sales $250 $1,339 4200Advertising $7,500 $4,873 4300Conference $5,500 $3,5004870Investments $1,000 $662 4990Other $0 0
TOTAL REVENUE $34,250 $25,710 EXPENSES
5100Printing & Production $5,000 $9,8525280Promotional Giveaways $500 $0 5675Equipment Rentals $0 $0 5400Postage & Shipping $1,000 $1,600 5500Contract & Professional $1,000 0 5573Advertising $150 $5365800Meetings & Banquets $6,000 $2,762 5900Travel $14,750 $12,256 6000Supplies $500 $235 6100Telephone $500 $186 6200Partner Payment $3,500 $3,500 6310Awards & Gifts $1,250 $0 6328Donations/Scholarships $0 $0 6390Other $100 $20
TOTAL EXPENSES $34,250 $30,947 Surplus (Deficit) 0 ($5,237)
Membership update
David Auda is spearheading the RD Councilors Program. He can be reached at [email protected]
Region 1 Mohammed [email protected]
Region 2 David Auda (716) 686-1548 [email protected]
Region 6 Fred Schenkelberg (408) [email protected]
Region 7 Glenn [email protected]
Region 10 Guangbin [email protected]
Region 11 Jason Overstreet [email protected]
Region 13 Mitchell [email protected]
China: Fred [email protected]
United Kingdom: Sibson Dalgo [email protected]
India: Anand [email protected]
Regional Councilors
Andre Kleyner is the Vice Chair, Measures and Reporting.
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Total members Senior members
2523 2614
In just 4 months Reliability Division has added almost 100 new members. That is a sign of growing popularity of Reliability Division among the reliability community in US and across the globe.
We do see a slight drop in Senior membership and we donʼt understand why. As an established reliability professional with good standing as an ASQ member you are entitled to Senior membership.
Want to upgrade your membership? Get your leadership and professional achievements recognized by ASQ. Be a senior member and get rewarded with enhanced benefit selections. Learn more here.
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Have you considered getting an ASQ certification ?
ASQ certification is a formal recognition by ASQ that an individual has demonstrated a proficiency within, and comprehension of, a specific body of knowledge. It is a rare professional honor that enhances your resume and your reputation among reliability engineering community.
ASQ certification is an investment in your career and your future. Salary surveys have shown financial advantages of getting a certification. (http://asq.org/quality-progress/2010/12/salary-survey/revealing-answers.html) Get a leg up on the competition by establishing your reliability credentials through an ASQ certification.
Various certifications are available
Reliability engineers may be interested in:
CRE - Certified Reliability Engineer
CSSBB - Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
CMBB - Certified Master Black Belt
CMQ/OE - Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
CQE - Certified Quality Engineer
And there are many more. Please visit http://asq.org/certification/index.html for a list of certifications available from ASQ.
Maintaining a certification is easy
Most certifications require recertification every three years. You can easily maintain your certification by collecting recertification units. Your trainings in your field of work/expertise, your publications, your attendance at conferences, even your volunteer work with ASQ can get you recertification credits.
When is the next certification exam?
Exams are offered throughout the year. Often exams are conducted at ASQ conferences. Please see http://asq.org/certification/dates.html for detailed schedule of exams.
Get serious. Get recognized. Get Certified!
“CRE certification inspires certain credibility and so has helped me build good rapport with customers, suppliers and colleagues, which, in turn, has facilitated the successful outcome of many projects. Also, the process of acquiring and maintaining a CRE certification has helped my professional development, as it is conducive to staying current with the latest advances in reliability engineering and being active in the reliability engineering community.”
Dr. Todor Ganev, CRE, PE
Quote “Simplicity is prerequisite for Reliability.” Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch scientist
Division Activities
Practical Reliability Engineering, 4th edition
Author: Patrick O’Connor
Since we have focussed on membership and certification in this newsletter, let me review a book that I have used almost as a textbook both in preparation for my CRE and in my professional career.
Practical Reliability Engineering is an introductory book on reliability but still goes deep into the mathematical aspect and theory of reliability. At the same time it gives practical examples. It is this mix that I have always appreciated about the book. Even today, when I am stuck about a problem, I go back to O’Connor’s book rather than relying on Googling the internet.
Excellent beginner’s book for new reliability engineers. Great reference for experienced ones.
RR Bookshelf
Puzzle corner A man is caught on the King's property. He is brought before the King
to be punished. The King says, "You must give me a statement. If it is
true, you will be eaten by the lions. If it is false, you will be trampled
by the wild buffalo."
But in the end, the King has to let the man go.
What was the man's statement?
Got an answer? Need a hint? Confused? Email to Maheendra Kasmalkar at [email protected]
Paperback: 540 pagesDimensions: 9.4x7.4x1.2 inShipping wt : 2.6 lbs
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Webinars
JMP Live Webcast Getting Started with JMP (May 20, 27 1 PM ET)
Mastering JMP (May19, 26 2 PM ET)
Analytics Power Lunch for Power Users: Measuring What Matters (May 24, 1-2 PM ET)
More information at http://www.jmp.com/about/events/webcasts/
Conferences
International Applied Reliability Symposium - North America in San Diego, California, USAJune 7-9 2011http://www.arsymposium.org/northamerica/
55th Annual Fall Technical Conference in Kansas City, MO, USAOctober 13-14, 2011http://www.asqstatdiv.org/ftc.htm
Reliability training courses
Reliability Foundation Series (Life data analysis, Accelerated Life Testing analysis, Reliability/Maintainability analysis)
Effective FMECA (Foundation, Facilitation and Application)
For more information please see http://www.reliasoft.com/seminars/gencourses/index.htm
Professional Development Opportunities around the world
We need your help
Fred SchenkelbergChair, Reliability Division of ASQ(408) [email protected]
RD Members,
We're looking for volunteers to support the following areas. Please contact Fred Schenkelberg directly if interested in joining the active volunteer leadership team of the division.
Help with these existing programs:Technical Program Contributor (papers for Quality Engineering)Reliability Division Webinar Host and Program Manager(See reliabilitycalendar.org under webinars)Regional Councilors in a few more regions (See Regional Councilors page)WikiReliability site creation (anyone know about setting up a wiki page?)ReliabilityCalendar.com ContributorsEstablishing a local discussion group or special interest group in your areaASQ Reliability Exam Certification Committee, please contact Leslie Shattes, leslie,[email protected] or see http://asq.org/reliability/interaction/cre_exam-input.html for more information about the committee.
Be the leader, and make it happen...On Demand Technical Shorts (maybe using Adobe Captivate) (recorded or animated 5 minutes or less presentation on select topics/tasks/tools)Reliability Division Road Show Program Manager and contributorEnterprise Councilors - a champion for each ASQ Enterprise member companyWebinar speakers (English, Mandarin, and Spanish)University Liaisons - to build connections between reliability programs and ASQ RD (recorded or animated 5 minutes or less presentation on select topics/tasks/tools
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Reliability Seminars
Exploring Interactive and Visual Data Mining - A JMP Explorer Series seminar (May 19 in Pittsburgh, June 14 in Atlanta)
More information at
http://www.jmp.com/about/events/seminars/
Reliability Training Material
Slides from Quanterion Solutions Inc Lunchtime Learning series. Topics include Reliability distributions, Weibull analysis, FMEA, DOE.
Slides available at
http://quanterion.com/Training/LunchtimeLearning/index.asp
The ASQ Reliability Discussion Board continues to address member questions and provides a great way to network and discuss a wide range of reliability topics.
Visit http://www.asq.org/discussionBoards/forum.jspa?forumID=32 to join the discussion.
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Quality Engineering - Call for Papers
Quality Engineering is a technical journal of ASQ published by Taylor & Francis. It is directed to professionals in all engineering and management fields interested in quality improvement and reliability.
Quality Engineering is published January, April, July, and October.Beginning in 2011, the ASQ Reliability Division will administer a $1000 annual award for the best Reliability focused paper published in Quality Engineering. Published papers will be evaluated for the four issues of the calendar year and the winner will be notified in January of the following year. The first award will be granted in January, 2012.
Note – to be eligible for the award, at least one of the authors for a paper must be a member of the ASQ Reliability Division when their paper is published.
$1000 Annual Award for Best Reliability Paper
For more information: [email protected] To submit papers for publication: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lqen
Want to advertise in RD newsletter ?Want to reach the entire Reliability Division community in US and across the globe? Reliability Division newsletter is now accepting advertisements at very reasonable rates. For more information contact Maheendra Kasmalkar ([email protected]) to get more information on advertising space and rates.
Shipping & Handling: $7.00 first copy, $3.00 each additional copy within U.S.Request quote outside U.S.
Payment by check or money order, payable in U.S. Dollars. Make payable to Reliability Division of ASQ.
Send orders, with payment, to:James McLinn 10644 Ginseng LaneHanover, Minnesota 55341 USA
To place a C.O.D. order or make an inquiry contact James McLinn at [email protected] or+1 (763) 498-8814
Division Store
Mechanical Design Reliability - by James A. McLinn, CRE & Fellow, ASQ
Mechanical design reliability has been a sparsely covered topic. This monograph is instructive to practical engineers desiring to understand and test materials and mechanical systems. It first addresses the concepts of stress, strain, tension, shear and material fatigue. The elastic limits and plastic deformation is modeled as well as creep situations. Accelerated life, Miner’s rule and non-normal material strength and variable load distributions are modeled and illustrated in the 80 pages. Available at $25.00 each, plus postage.
Practical Weibull Analysis - 5th edition by James A. McLinn, CRE & Fellow, ASQThis monograph presents practical discussion and examples of essential Weibull topics. Most textbooks on this subject require extensive statistical background. This book was designed to be direct and to the point. In 75 pages it leads the reader quickly through the principles of Weibull. The useful examples and Weibull graphs illustrate applications such as confidence calculations, non-straight lines, optimum replacement costs, maintainability, and analysis of accelerated life tests and multiple stress tests. Just $30.00 each, plus postage.
Credible Reliability Prediction - by Laurence George, Ph.D., ASQ Fellow
This monograph extends MTBF prediction to predict the age-specific reliability of redundant, stand-by, complex, and life-limited systems. The method uses field reliability data and proportional hazards models. Data are from older, comparable products, because product generations have similar reliability functions despite changes. Price is $25.00 each, plus postage. Electronic version available.
Practical Accelerated Life Testing - by James A McLinn, CRE & Fellow ASQA 125 page book that simply and uniquely delineates the key steps and guidelines for setting-up and administrating accelerated life tests. In eight sections it covers a brief history of accelerated methods, applications of the techniques, guidelines for test selecting test environments, common test methods, practical guidelines for test set-up, key parameters to monitor, sample size decisions, models for analysis and examples of analysis of difficult results. Important guidelines and pitfalls to avoid are given. Examples include multiple level tests and step-stress tests. Just $30.00 each, plus postage.
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To Order
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Shipping & Handling: $7.00 first copy, $3.00 each additional copy within U.S.Request quote outside U.S.
Payment by check or money order, payable in U.S. Dollars. Make payable to Reliability Division of ASQ.
Send orders, with payment, to:James McLinn 10644 Ginseng LaneHanover, Minnesota 55341 USA
To place a C.O.D. order or make an inquiry contact James McLinn at [email protected] or+1 (763) 498-8814
Division Store - continued
Develop Reliable Software at Low Life Cycle Cost: With Upgraded Software Reliability Engineering - by Norman F. Schneidewind, Ph.D. and related articles by Samuel J.Keene, Ph.D. The contents of this monograph present for software engineers, reliability engineers and software quality specialists, and managers practical tools and methods which the authors have perfected and applied in a broad range of enterprises. They include strategy and tactics for improvement of the software engineering process , software reliability models, development of trustworthy code, and reliability assessment throughout the product life cycle. Price is $25.00 each, plus postage. Design For Reliability - by Xijin (Bill) Tian, Ph.D., with added chapters by Drs. L.L. George, S.J. Keene, plus T. Craney and J. McLinnThis new monograph contains the entire series of articles written by Dr. Tian plus much more! The authors clearly describe practical methods they employ in effectively ensuring that high reliability goals are achieved. They integrate reliability improvement practices and methods congruent with project design rules. The additional chapters present relevant material by Drs. Larry George and Sam Keene, plus input from Trevor Craney, and James McLinn. The contents offer a practical Benchmark of resource for reliability and maintainability engineers. Price is $30.00 each, plus postage. Homeland Security And Reliability Airport Model - by Norman F. Schneidewind, IEEE Congressional Fellow, IEEE Fellow, Professor Emeritus: Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate SchoolDr. Schneidewind’s model presented in this monograph addresses the airport security problem. It facilitated his specific recommendations to the U.S. Congress for legislative or management action to close the security loopholes. Model quantitative results are used to delineate the implications for changes in security policy at the nation’s airports. The work presents solutions which maybe extended to many other security settings. Price is $20.00 each, plus postage.
To Order
Contact James McLinn at [email protected] to purchase a monograph. Make checks payable to the Reliability Division of ASQ. Mail to 10644 Ginseng Lane, Hanover, Minnesota 55341 USA
For International Delivery charges contact us via e-mail with complete order and delivery address. We will quote delivery charges . E-mail: [email protected]
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Last NoteThe ASQ Reliability Division is a major professional speciality association within the
framework of the American Society for Quality. Its members have a particular expertise
and interest in reliability and related disciplines. Division activities include professional
development opportunities with reliability, maintainability, quality, safety, and
effectiveness of products, processes and services and with related topics such as product
liability and risk management.
Chair Fred Schenkelberg (408) 710-8248 [email protected]
Chair Elect David Auda (518) 385-0919 [email protected]
Secretary John Bowles, Ph.D. (803) 777-2689 [email protected]
Treasurer Alfred Stevens (321) 537-3101 [email protected]
Vice Chair Membership Trevor Craney [email protected]
Vice Chair Asia Jimmy Yang
Vice Chair Measures and Reporting Andre Kleyner [email protected]
Vice Chair Discussion Groups Aron Brall [email protected]
Vice Chair Education Daniel Conrad [email protected] Vice Chair Standards John Healy
Division Leadership Audit James (Chris) Deepak (281) 871-7128 [email protected]
Nominating & Past Chair James McLinn (763) 498-8814 [email protected]
CRE Exam Chair: Leslie Shattes Internet Liaison Yuling Cui
Standards Liaison Harry Wadsworth [email protected]
RAMS Board Liaisons Alfred Stevens [email protected]
Thimmiah Gurunatha [email protected]
Awards Fellow Nomination support James McLinn
Newsletter Editor Maheendra Kasmalkar [email protected]
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