Integrating Advanced QRD (Quality, Reliability, Durability) Tactics
with Accelerated Product Development

Mr. James G. McLeish, B.S., M.S.

Globalization has created a "Highly Competitive, Go Fast World", the 1st rule of business is now: "The competitor who Consistently, Reliably and Profitably provides the greatest value to customers FIRST wins"; and the 2nd rule is: "There are NO OTHER RULES". In this climate even companies who have adopted the philosophies of Highly Accelerated Testing are finding that much more is needed to remain competitive. Other companies who have tried cost cutting and outsourcing strategies have been burned by program delays, hidden costs and quality or reliability problems.

This course will review the traditional approach to product development, reliability growth and quality management then compare them to contemporary techniques for accelerating the entire product development process from product concept inception to production launch. This will include benchmark features of the Toyota Lean Product Development Process that has been credited with making Toyota's product engineers four times more productive than their competitors. A process that when coupled with their famed Lean Production System, has made Toyota the undisputed world leader in accelerated product development and product QRD. A review of leading edge QRD integration techniques and how to incorporate them into accelerated product development processes will then be addressed. Topics covered will include: acquiring and managing the fundamental knowledge needed to truly achieve QRD by Design, virtual validation, identification of Critical To Quality (CTQ) manufacturing criteria and how they can be controlled by Direct QRD Assessment Technologies.

The course will take a Physics of Failure approach of defining practical engineering and material fundamentals, tools and techniques for practicing product designers and engineers that enable designing inherent QRD features and characteristics into products and their fabrication processes. The majority of the course's case studies and examples will focus on electrical and electronic technologies.
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Seminars fees for North America:
1 day - $695; 2 days - $1195; 4 days - $1695
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2 days Practical Reliability Engineering Chet Haibel, M.S.E.E.
2 days HALT & HASS + Workshop Gregg Hobbs, Ph.D., P.E.
2 days Demonstrating Reliability with Accel. Testing Larry Edson, BSME, CQE
1 day Advanced Applications in Accelerated Testing Larry Edson, BSME, CQE
4 days Accelerated Test Data Analysis Wayne Nelson, Ph.D.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CLASSES
2 days Physics of Failure Mr. Abhijit Dasgupta, Ph.D.
2 days Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability Jean-Paul Clech, Ph.D.
2 days Preventing Vibration & Shock Failures Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.
2 days Preventing Thermal Cycling & Vibr. Failures Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.
2 days Cooling Techniques for Electronic Equip. Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.
CUSTOM SEMINARS OFFERED
1 day Integrating Adv. Quality, Reliability, Durability
(QRD) Tactics with Accelerated Product Dev.		 James G. McLeish, M.S.
3 days HALT & HASS and Classical Rel. Methods Integrated Hobbs / Haibel