I. Certification Training Overview
CRE BOK
Six Cognitive Levels
CRE Question Content

II. Reliability Management
Strategic Management
Benefits of Reliability Engineering
Safety/Quality/Reliability
The Reliability Function
Reliability in Development
Failure Consequence
Warranty Management
Customer Needs Assessment
Supplier Reliability
Reliability Program Management
Terminology
Reliability Program Elements
Types of Risk
Life Cycle Engineering
Design Evaluation
Systems Engineering
Ethics, Safety, and Liability
Ethical Issues
Roles and Responsibilities
System Safety Program
References

III. Basic Statistical Concepts
Statistical Terms
Basic Probability Concepts
Discrete and Continuous Distributions
Poisson Process Models
SPC and Process Capability
References

IV. Advanced Statistics
Point and Interval Estimates
Hypothesis Testing
Sample Size Determination
Non-Parametric Methods
Design of Experiments
Analysis of Variance
Regression Analysis
References

V. Reliability in Design and Development
Reliability Design Techniques
Use Factors
Stress-Strength Analysis
FMEA/FMECA
Common Mode Failures
FTA/STA
Worst-Case Analysis
Robust Design
Fault Tolerance
Reliability Optimization
Human Factors
Design for X
Apportionment
Parts and Materials Management
Selection and Reuse
Derating Methods
Parts Obsolescence
Establishing Specifications
References

VI. Reliability Modeling and Predictions
Reliability Modeling
Sources of Reliability Data
Block Diagrams and Models
Physics of Failure Models
Simulation Techniques
Dynamic Reliability
Reliability Predictions
Part Count and Part Stress
Prediction Models
References

VII. Reliability Testing
Reliability Test Planning
Test Strategies
Test Environment
Development Testing
Accelerated Life Tests
Discovery Testing
Reliability Growth Testing
Software Testing
Product Testing
Qualification Testing
PRAT
Stress Screening
Attribute Testing
Degradation
References

VIII. Maintainability and Availability
Management Strategies
Planning
Maintenance Strategies
Availability Tradeoffs
Maintenance and Testing Analysis
PM Analysis
Corrective Maintenance Analysis
Nondestructive Evaluation
Testability
Spare Parts Analysis
References

IX. Data Collection and Use
Data Collection
Types of Data
Collection Methods
Data Management
Data Use
Data Summary and Reporting
Preventive and Corrective Action
Measures of Effectiveness
Failure Analysis and Correction
Failure Analysis Methods
FRACUS
References

X. Appendix
Tables
Supplement
Calculus Review
Author/name Index
Formulas Index
Subject Index
Question Answers