Canadian
Reliability and Maintainability
Symposium
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -
October 16 - 17, 2003
CRMS 2003 Program
The 2-day intensive program for CRMS 2003 is based on abstracts submitted and accepted for the symposium. Originally having planned for one paper stream and one tutorial stream, the excellent response to the symposium prompted us to add a second paper stream. Some changes in content and timing may be made prior to the symposium date.
Click on any of the following links, you can quickly jump to the named section:
| Day 1 - Morning | Day 2 - Morning |
| Day 1 - Afternoon | Day 2 - Afternoon |
| Day 1 - Evening Reception & Murder Mystery Banquet | |
Time |
Paper Stream 1 | Paper Stream 2 | Tutorials |
8:00 |
Welcoming address. |
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8:15 |
Introductory
Presentation Reliability Through The Ages Neville Lewis |
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| Applications | Modeling Theory | Management | |
8:45 |
Reliability Exploration & Production of Oil & Gas Industry - RCA Implementation Using Proact Software (P-01) - Paul Rodriguez Jordan, Juan Carlos Revoredo, Tony Rodriguez, Pecom Energia, Argentina, Pemmax Consultants, Waterloo | Fuzzy Fault-Tree Analysis Using Aggregated AND/OR Gates (P-50) - Kouroush Jenab, National Research Council, Canada | Operational Availability based Accountability Frameworks for the Integrated Support of Complex Systems in a Decentralized Support Environment (T-01) - Ludy Hollick |
9:15 |
Current Signature Analysis To Detect Reliability Problems In Induction Motors (P-02) - Mark Fenger, Paul Laderoute, Hasnain Jivajee, Iris Power Engineering | Binary Decomposition Technique - Reliability Evaluation Of Scalable Complex Networks (P-51) - Wajdi Al-Khateeb, Dr. Sufyan Al-Irhayim, Prof. Dr. Khalid A. Al-Khateeb, Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kuala Lumpu, Malaysia | |
9:45 |
Break |
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10:00
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RCM In Nuclear Power Plants (P-03) - Messaudi Darragi et al., ENAQ, Hydro Quebec, University of Quebec | Developing Hazard Plots From Truncated Warranty Datasets (P-52) - Bharatendra Rai, Ford Motor Company | Risk Assessment, or Why Do I Have to Worry about This, Anyway? (T-02) - Roger Graves, Davion Systems Ltd. |
10:30 |
Contribution of Individual Power Generating Unit Unavailability To Power System Inadequacy (P-04) - Rajesh Karki, Roy Billinton, University of Saskatchewan | Simple Constrained Optimization Method For Solving Redundancy Allocation Problems (P-53) - Dr. Atef Fahim, Vijaya K. Srivastava, Mechanical Engineering Dept., University of Ottawa | |
11:00 |
Long Term Reliability Study of Electrical Grid Power Supply To Chalk River Labs (P-05) - Dave Winfield, Chalk River Laboratories | Reliability Demonstration Using The Probability Ratio Sequential Test (P-54) - Casey Anude | R&M During Complex System Design & Development (T-03) - Leland McLaughlin, Relex Software |
11:30 |
A Case Study On Availability & Sensitivity Analaysis Of Thermal Power Units (P-06) -P.V.N. Prasad, K.R.M. Rao, Osmania University, India | ||
12:00 |
Lunch |
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Time |
Paper Stream 1 | Paper Stream 2 | Tutorials |
13:15 |
Keynote Address |
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| Maintenance | Procedures & Specifications | Modeling | |
13:45 |
CARE.CAME.CAfdE (P-10) - A New Technology For High Availability While Reducing Maintenance Costs - Yizhak Bot, BQR Reliability Engineering | Managing Business Risk At Dofasco With Facility Reliability Reviews (P-60) - Larry Cote, Dofasco Inc. | ROBUST FMEA (T-04) - Gary S. Wasserman, Yavuz Goktas, Wayne State University, Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
14:15 |
Maintenance Nirvana (P-11) - Steve Grundy, Rockwell Automation Canada | Organizational Reliability Capability (P-61) - Sanjay Tiku & Michael Pecht, CALCE Electronics Products & Systems Center, University of Maryland; John E. Strutt, Cranfield University, Bedford, Beds., UK | |
14:45 |
Networking and Sponsor Presentations
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15:30 |
Improving The Maintenance Program On Swing Check Valves (P-12) - H. Chatri et al., Hydro Quebec, University of Quebec | Achieving Re-Use Of Procedural Specifications (P-62) - Jeanette M. Bruno, Russell R. Blue, Jeffrey L. Wampler, GE Global Research Center, Air Force Research Laboratory | Reliability Block Diagram Construction Techniques - Secrets to Real-life Diagramming Woes, Part 1 (T-05) - Kenneth E. Murphy / Charles M. Carter, ARINC Engineering Services |
16:00 |
MTA - Maintenance Task Analysis (P-13) - Louis J. Hoebel, John Lizzi, G. Bowden Wise, GE Global Research, NY | ||
16:30 |
APS - Autonomic Product Support (P-14) - Louis J. Hoebel, Mathew Abrams, Michael Dometita, Marc Garbiras, Lynn Kiaer, GE Global Research Center | R&M Specification Proposal For Multi-Service Routers & Switches (P-63) - Manoj Mittal, Nortel Networks | Reliability Block Diagram Construction Techniques - Secrets to Real-life Diagramming Woes, Part 2 (T-05) - Kenneth E. Murphy / Charles M. Carter, ARINC Engineering Services |
17:00 |
Making The Business Case For MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) Initiatives (P-15) - Tom Greene | Insights From Developing Software Reliability Guidance For The Acquisition And Support Of Computer-Based Military Equipment (P-64) - Mr. Oleh Kandyba, Mr. James Menard, Atomus Technologies, DND | |
17:30 |
End of Day 1 Sessions |
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Time |
Activity |
18:15 |
Reception |
19:00 |
Eddie May Murder Mystery Banquet |
20:00 |
Banquet Address |
Time |
Paper Stream 1 | Tutorials |
| Applications | Modeling | |
8:00 |
International Space Station - Cost, Reliability & Maintainability Issues (P-20) - Peter Everett, PFJ Everett & Associates Inc. | Fault Tree Analysis (T-06) - Tony Wild |
8:30 |
Reliability Test Methodology For The SAB80C3547 Micro-Controller (P-21) - Jorge Marcos Acevedo, Santiago Fernandez-Gomez, Enrique Soto Campos, Ramiro Alvarez Santos | |
9:00 |
Combining Hardware & Software Reliability Modeling (P-22) - Jeremy Bruce, Nortel Networks | Customer Focused Engineering (T-07) - Peter Preston-Thomas |
9:30 |
Soft Error Rate Impact On System Reliablity And Availability (P-23) - Sadat Hussain, Nortel Networks | |
10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Reliability Worth Of Power Interruptions In Small Industries (P-24) - Md. Quamrul Ahsan, Engineering University, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Component Failure Analysis (T-08) - Ray Haythornthwaite, Semiconductor Insights |
10:45 |
Automating The Test And Monitoring Operations (P-25) - David J. Auda, Wilson Greatbatch Technologies | |
11:15 |
A System For Controlling Software Inspections (P-26) - Dr. Alok Patnaik, Vandana Gupta, Nishith Goel, Khaled El Emam, Cistel Technology, CISTI | |
11:45 |
Lunch
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Time |
Paper Stream 1 | Tutorials |
| Applications | Components | |
13:15 |
Human Error In Health Care - A Review (P-30) - M. Rajendran, B.S. Dhillon, Dept. Of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa | Rules for Automating Effects Analysis of Shorted and Open Connector Pins and Harness Wires (T-09) - Nat Ozarin, The Omnicon Group Inc. |
13:45 |
RMS Analysis Database (P-31) - Brian Keith, SRE Ottawa Chapter | |
14:15 |
Break |
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14:30 |
PRISM - A Comprehensive Methodology For Reliability Prediction (P-65) - D. David Dylis, Reliability Analysis Center | Testability Of Complex Chips (T-10) - Karl Siemens, Ph. D., ASIC DFT Consultant, XtremeEDA Corporation |
15:00 |
Reliability Evaluation Of AWind Farm (P-40) - A Case Study - J. Bhagwan Reddy, D.N. Reddy, Vasavi College of Engineering, University College of Engineering, India | |
15:30 |
Optimal Interpretation of Vibration Data From Gear Boxes Subject to Mechanical Failure (P-41) - Murray Wiseman, Daming Lin, Dragan Banjevic, Andrew K.S. Jardine, OMDEC Inc., University Of Toronto | |
16:00 |
End Of Day 2
Sessions |
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