72 Improving reliability and quality for product success
Since the proactive reliability methods discussed above are not easy
to apply, the recommendation is to mix and match methods appropriate to
the product and to the company’s competence. Making them as simple as
possible and performing them early in the product development process
will reduce the lead time for product development. At this point, consult-
ing with a reliability specialist experienced in failure mechanisms can be
very effective.
The more components there are in the product, the greater will be
the material costs and expenses. Likewise, there will be more problems
as the number of parts grows.
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Thus, a good developer always strives to
minimize the number of needed components ...