16.1. RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ANALYSIS
16.1.1. Reliability analysis
16.1.1.1. BASIC RELIABILITY TERMS AND PRINCIPLES
Safety and reliability are specialties in their own right. The Six Sigma analyst is expected to have an understanding of certain key concepts in these subject areas. It is obvious that these two areas overlap the Six Sigma body of knowledge to a considerable extent. Some concept areas are nearly identical (e.g., traceability) while others are merely complementary (e.g., reliability presumes conformance to design criteria, which Six Sigma addresses directly). Modern ideas concerning safety share a common theoretical base with reliability.[]
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