Reliability Program Activities Involving the
Collection and Analysis of Reliability Data
| Design and Development | Manufacturing Process Design | Manufacturing | Customer Support |
| Accelerated testing of critical parts | Process design and qualification | Factory testing | Field tracking |
| Prototype testing | Qualification of vendors | Demonstration of reliability to customers | Repair process monitoring |
| Design of factory burn-in |
Thanks are given to Jeffrey H. Hooper and Sigmund J. Amster for the main ideas in this table.