Shao-Peng Chen·Mar 6A Reliability Engineer’s Perspective on a Horrible Physical Therapy ExperienceI had a horrible physical therapy (PT) experience — and my background as a reliability engineer helped me understand why it failed.A response icon1A response icon1
Shao-Peng Chen·Feb 27Son of B…ayesian (part 2)In the previous article, we walked through the philosophical concept behind Bayesian inference and used a reliability example to show how…
Shao-Peng Chen·Jan 31Son of B…ayesianThis article is a note on my understanding of Frequentist and Bayesian.
Shao-Peng Chen·Dec 30, 2025Just Another Reliability Spreadsheet (JARS)When it comes to complex systems, reliability isn’t just a metric — it’s a mission-critical requirement. Yet, understanding where and why…
Shao-Peng Chen·Dec 19, 2025Reliability Demonstration Test Explained (No Stats Knowledge Needed!)Why Testing?
Shao-Peng Chen·Aug 6, 2025Things to Think About for Reliability Test PlanningOne of the jobs of reliability engineers is to obtain reliability data for products (component/assembly/system). Such data includes failure…
Shao-Peng Chen·Jul 23, 2025Estimating Component Service Costs Using Reliability DataReliability data is a crucial factor in estimating the costs associated with component failures. Below is an approach for calculating the…
Shao-Peng Chen·May 5, 2025Does our inventory have enough spares?Modeling the relationship between inventory stock level and fielded system downtime.
