failure modes and effect analysis
Failure cause – Defects which are the underlying cause of a failure
Failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) – Systematic technique for failure analysis
Failure rate – Frequency with which an engineered system or component fails
Fault tree analysis – Failure analysis system used in safety engineering and reliability engineering
Hazard analysis and critical control points – Systematic preventive approach to food safety
High availability – Systems with high up-time, a.k.a. "always on"
List of materials analysis methods
List of materials-testing resources
Reliability engineering – Sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes dependability
Risk assessment – Estimation of risk associated with exposure to a given set of hazards
Subject-matter expert – Authority in a particular area or topic
Taguchi methods – Statistical methods to improve the quality of manufactured goods
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