VDA Band 3 Teil 1:2000-01

The 3rd Edition produced two volumes. Volume 1 describes the reliability management over a product life cycle. It particularly targets managers and those responsible for project management, who have to make sure that the reliability methods are incorporated into the various phases of the project process.

Those who wish to apply the reliability work process properly in their organization need convincing facts to advocate the increased application of reliability methods.
They require:

clear reasons
a quick summary of methods
retouch work expenditure that can be calculated
no surprises for new production runs
easy decision making
costs that can be planned and achieved (including guarantee and fair play costs)
no delays

This manual claims to fulfill these expectations and wants to show that properly applied reliability management concerns the entire organization. It reduces development periods, contributes to product innovations and promotes customer-oriented reliability.