controls Archives - Quality During Design

Discrete Data vs. Continuous Data

Once we’ve decided to control something (think of our prevention and detection controls), we then need to decide how to measure it. Different controls may need different measuring requirements, which can give us discrete or continuous data. We treat these data types differently when collecting it, determining sample sizes, and analyzing it for results. Tune-in…

Prevention Controls vs. Detection Controls

Dianna compares different types of controls in product development and design engineering: Prevention Controls vs. Detection Controls. She reviews concepts, uses for controls, risk-based controls, and how to prioritize design efforts for the right controls.

Remaking Risk-Based Decisions: Allowing Ourselves to Change our Minds.

We can use FMEA to help us make risk-based decisions about our product within changing and evolving use environments and scenarios.