Keywords: management, obsolescence, parts selection, reliability, risk reduction, uprating

Abstract:

This paper presents an overview of a "risk-informed" methodology for electronic parts selection and management, which addresses both application-independent processes (part availability, part cost, part manufacturer quality, distributor quality and part family quality and integrity), and application-specific processes (determination of the local environment, part performance, part reliability, assembly and life cycle obsolescence). Risk management activities, which follow the parts selection activities, are also addressed.

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