TYPICAL QUESTIONS WE ANSWER:
- How reliable is my product?
- How would improving equipment reliability impact my costs? My customer’s costs?
- How can I improve the yield of my process?
- What are the key causes of machine failures and how can I eliminate them?
- How can I implement ISO 9001?
- How does variance in performance impact my products and processes?
- How does my incoming parts quality impact my Lean Manufacturing implementation?
EXAMPLE CONSULTING PROJECTS:
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| Project Description | Company Description | Benefits | Related Links |
| Data collection and financial analysis | Chemical company | Strategic advantage | ACM Mar 2001, p.1 ACM Sep 2000, p.11 |
| Design-in quality, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and maintainability (DFX) | Equipment Supplier | Higher quality, reliability, and safety; better maintainability and manufacturability; lower COO | |
| Review and assess equipment designs for quality, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and maintainability | Equipment Supplier | Higher quality, reliability, and safety; better maintainability and manufacturability; lower COO | Link to recommended book “Hi-tech Reliability” |
| Develop and deploy equipment reliability improvement program | Equipment supplier | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Reliability predictions | Equipment supplier | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Reliability test, planning, and results analysis | Equipment supplier | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Develop quality and reliability goals and specifications | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Develop and deploy failure reporting analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS) | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher quality, reliability, and safety; lower COO | |
| Quality system assessment and training using standardized supplier quality assessment (SSQA) process | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher quality, reliability, and safety; lower COO | |
| ISO 9001-2000 compliant quality management system (QMS); documentation development and deployment; audit and training | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher quality, reliability, and safety; lower COO | |
| Evaluate effectiveness of reliability improvement program | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Equipment reliability training for reliability and non-reliability professionals | Equipment suppliers and users | Higher reliability; lower COO | |
| Analysis of semiconductor DRAM supply chain and delivery risk | Internal use | Determine minimum inventories | Supply chain white paper |
| Lead total productive manufacturing (TPM) program | Semiconductor manufacturer | Improve overall productivity of fab |
