Calculation of test time required to remove infant mortality failures (product quality control)

The author presents two methods of calculating the manufacturing test time required to achieve a specific product failure rate using reliability growth models. An example of the Duane model illustrates the method using the approximate times to failure. The AMSAA model calculates the test times using exact time to failure. The results of these models are used to calculate the percentage of product failing due to 'infant mortality' reasons.<
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