Title

Collection And Analysis Of Field Data For Design And Quality Improvements

Keywords

Field Data; FRACAS; Sub-Sea Reliability

Abstract

Field data often has the most relevant and useful information for improving the reliability of a product. The ability to collect and synthesize field information relies on having a good Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) in place to capture the field data. However, setting up a FRACAS is not a simple task. Not capturing enough data will lead to confusion later on as to what the exact failure conditions were and the nature of the design or process deficiencies that caused them. Conversely, collecting information that is not needed will take more time, and not add to the value of the final reliability analysis. A balanced approach to FRACAS, which captures every failure accurately and quickly, is needed. This includes capturing information on field usage, time to failure, failure cause, and a variety of other information that is used to understand each failure and hopefully learn from them to improve the design. Each of these bits of information comes with their own challenge, with some being extremely difficult, if not sometimes impossible, to collect. This paper presents the methodology, challenges and successes that an organization encountered while developing its field reliability data program in the offshore industry.

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Publication Title

Proceedings - 15th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design

Number of Pages

128-132

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

80155177344 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80155177344

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