Christopher JacksonOct 4, 20213 min10 Reasons you Need to do Reliability EngineeringReliability engineering has an image problem. It is seen as an imbugerance that destroys budget, schedule and fun. People sometimes think...
Christopher JacksonSep 20, 20213 min'Artificial deep machine learning intelligence' is never your first optionWhen I was working at a university, I was involved in a conversation with a representative of an energy company. He was having all...
Christopher JacksonAug 30, 20213 minSame old reliability lessons from amazing new (solar cell) technologiesThere are plenty of reasons for renewable energy to become increasingly important. These reasons start with climate change and end with...
Christopher JacksonAug 16, 20213 minReliability happens when you become impatient and selfishYou can't motivate people to do reliability engineering that benefits 'other people' a long time from now. But you don't have to!
Christopher JacksonAug 9, 20214 minOutsourcing or ‘Out of sight, out of mind?’I was having a lunch meeting with a project manager, and the topic of outsourcing came up. Specifically, outsourcing the manufacture of a...
Christopher JacksonAug 2, 20213 minThe Root Cause of a Failure is Always a DecisionWe often get sucked into drawn-out conversations (or heated debates) about the ‘true’ meaning of words. Especially when it comes to...
Christopher JacksonJun 11, 20215 minThe Russian Concorde … and why you haven’t heard of itTake one look at the Tu-144 and you see why it is called the Russian Concorde. There is a reason you have heard of one and not the other.
Red Flags, Autonomous System Safety, and the importance of looking back before looking forwardAug 23, 2021