IEEE P1624

Revision Standard - Active - Draft.
This standard provides a definition of organizational reliability capability and specifies the criteria for assessing the reliability capability of an organization. An organizational reliability capability assessment measures the effectiveness of a reliability program, the eight key reliability practices, and the activities used by an organization in meeting customer requirements. This standard can be used for either self-assessment or assessment of an external organization within the supply chain.

This document presents a standard that defines the reliability capability of organizations and identifies the criteria for assessing the reliability capability of an organization. This standard is intended to be usable by all organizations that design, manufacture or procure electrical/electronics components or products. Although the concepts described in this standard could be applied to both hardware and software products, the focus of the standard is on hardware products.
The purpose for assessing the reliability capability of an organization is to facilitate the improvement of
product reliability. This document does not define an audit process, but rather an assessment process that is
suitable for providing data and results as input into an audit process. Reliability capability is defined by key
practices and associated metrics. This standard does not seek to create or propose creation of certifying
bodies that assess whether an organization meets the definitions of reliability capability. This standard
could be used for self-assessment by organizations or for supplier/customer relationship development
between members of supply chain.