Which is why one of the specified deliverables for defense contracts, NASA, etc. is an FMEA - Failure Mode Effects Analysis. Orin On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:11:39 -0600 <art_porter@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Just by the way, one of the best books I've read in years is "The > Logic = > of Failure" by Dietrich Dorner. The thesis of the book is that the > most = > spectacular and legendary failures are the result of excellent > planning = > by highly intelligent, well-informed experts. The question people > fail = > to ask is "How could this fail?"=20 > > Art Porter > Agilent Technologies > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu