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| The probability that a manufactured good, piece of equipment, or system performs its intended function for a stated period of time under specified operating conditions. |
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Design failure-mode-and-effects analysis
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| a technique for identifying how a product may fail; the effect of a failure on the customer; seriousness, likelihood of occurrence, and ability to detect a potential failure, cause of failure, and how it can be corrected by improving design. |
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| Design for manufacturability DFM |
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| process of designing a product for efficient production at the highest level of quality |
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| process of trying to simplify designs to reduce complexity and costs and thus improve productivity, quality, flexibility, and customer satisfaction. |
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| Design for Environment DfE |
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| is the explicit consideration of environmental concerns during the design of goods, services, and processed and includes such practices as designing for recycling and disassembly |
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