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ASQ CRE Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | American Society for Quality (ASQ) |
| Exam Name: | Certified Reliability Engineer |
| Exam Number: | CRE |
| Exam Duration: | 258 (around 4 hours 18 minutes) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Price: | USD $550 (non-member), ~USD $450 (member) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 165 (150 scored + 15 unscored) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) CQA (Certified Quality Auditor) CSSBB (Certified Six Sigma Black Belt) |
| Passing Score: | 550/750 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Open book |
| Sample Questions: | ASQ CRE Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based or paper-based test delivered through Prometric (open book) |
| Pre Condition: | Eight years of on-the-job experience in reliability engineering; three years in a decision-making role (degree waivers available) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.asq.org/cert/reliability-engineer |
ASQ CRE Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Reliability Information Systems | - Reporting and data quality - Data management and reliability databases |
| Topic 2: Probability & Statistics for Reliability | - Probability distributions and functions - Confidence intervals & regression - Basic probability concepts - Sampling plans and statistical analysis |
| Topic 3: Maintainability & Availability | - Maintainability concepts and metrics - Preventive & corrective maintenance analysis |
| Topic 4: Reliability in Design & Development | - Human factors in reliability - Design for reliability - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & FMEA |
| Topic 5: Reliability Testing & Modeling | - Stress screening & qualification testing - Test planning and accelerated life testing - Reliability prediction and modeling |
| Topic 6: Reliability Management & Fundamentals | - Role and responsibilities in product lifecycle - Ethics and performance monitoring - Reliability principles and leadership foundations - Interrelationship of safety, quality and reliability |
| Topic 7: Field Failure Analysis | - Corrective actions and FRACAS - Failure investigation and root cause analysis |
ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Sample Questions:
1. Of the following, which is the MOST important reliability principle?
Response:
A) Use redundancy throughout the design.
B) Use only proven designs.
C) Specify only high reliability components.
D) Consider reliability early in the design phase.
2. If a component has a known constant failure rate of 0.0037 failures per hour ; the reliability of two of these components in a series alignment would be:
Response:
A) Insufficient information to solve problem.
B) Dependent on the wear out rate of a mating subsystem
C) Less than 99 percent.
D) 99.63 percent.
3. The optimum cost point for total life cycle costs occurs:
Response:
A) When acquisition costs plus ongoing costs are minimized.
B) When manufacturing and development costs are minimized.
C) When reliability program expenditures are maximized.
D) When operations and maintenance costs are minimized.
4. Who should be chairperson of a design review committee?
Response:
A) The chief designer.
B) A senior member of management.
C) The person best able to make decisions on a design.
D) The reliability engineer.
5. Which of the following should be avoided in parts selection to enhance the design reliability?
Response:
A) Selection of standard parts.
B) Selection of exotic technology parts.
C) Selection of redundant parts.
D) Selection of high reliability parts.
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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