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ASQ CRE Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | ASQ (American Society for Quality) |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Examination |
| Exam Number: | CRE |
| Passing Score: | 550/750 (scaled score) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 150 (scored) / 165 (total including 15 unscored) |
| Exam Duration: | 258 (exam time) / 270 (total appointment) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Available Languages: | Korean, Mandarin, English |
| Exam Price: | USD 450 (ASQ Member) / USD 550 (Non-Member) / USD 350 (Retake) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-choice questions, Open-book exam |
| Related Certifications: | ASQ CQE, CQA, CSQE, CQM/OE |
| Recommended Training: | ASQ CRE Official Handbook ASQ CRE Question Bank ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge |
| Exam Registration: | Prometric Scheduling ASQ Official Application & Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based testing (Prometric/Pearson VUE centers), Paper-and-pencil, Remote proctored; all open-book |
| Pre Condition: | Minimum 8 years full-time paid experience in reliability-related areas, with at least 3 years in a decision-making role; education waivers: Bachelor's (-4 years), Master's/Doctorate (-5 years), Associate (-2 years), Technical Diploma (-1 year) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://asq.org/cert/reliability-engineer |
ASQ CRE Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability Fundamentals | 15% | - Reliability Program Planning and Integration - Ethics and Compliance - Life-cycle Reliability Concepts - Leadership and Strategic Management |
| Probability and Statistics for Reliability | 23% | - Data Collection and Analysis - Basic Probability Theory - Statistical Distributions - Statistical Inference and Estimation |
| Failure Analysis and Corrective Action | 10% | - Failure Analysis Methods - Root Cause Analysis - FRACAS Implementation - Corrective and Preventive Action |
| Reliability Modeling and Prediction | 15% | - Software Reliability - Maintainability and Availability - System Reliability Models - Component and Part Reliability |
| Reliability Testing | 15% | - Field Data Analysis - Reliability Demonstration Testing - Accelerated Life Testing - Test Planning and Strategy |
| Reliability in Design and Development | 17% | - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) - Reliability Prediction and Allocation - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) - Design for Reliability |
| Maintainability and Availability | 5% | - Availability Modeling - Maintainability Concepts - Maintenance Strategies |
Your CRE Questions, Answered Around the Clock
- Probability and Statistics for Reliability (23%)
- Reliability Testing (15%)
- Reliability Modeling and Prediction (15%)
ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Sample Questions:
Your company has just installed a new computer data entry system and you must determine the new input error rates. Management requires you to report the error rate within 0.5%, at a 95% confidence level.
What sample size do you need if the population standard deviation is 1.2%?
Response:
- A. 15
- B. 16
- C. 23
- D. 22
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are the present ASQ Section Chairperson. Your supervisor, your company's Director of Quality, is very proud of the company's recent quality efforts which included ISO 9001 registration and the top quality award from the state.
He or she requested you to announce these achievements at the next ASQ Section meeting. As the ASQ Section Chair, your response should be which of the following?
Response:
- A. If I clarify my position, then I can do so.
- B. You must resign as Section Chairperson.
- C. There is no problem in doing so.
- D. This announcement must be done by another.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Three identical subsystem are connected in an active parallel, non-load-sharing system. At least two of the tree must work in order for the system to work. The time to failure for each subsystem is exponential with a common failure rate, λ. The reliability of the system can be expressed as which of the following?
Response:
- A. 3 e - 2 λt - 2e - 3 λt
- B. 1 -2 e - 3 λt - 3e - 2 λt
- C. 3 e - 3 λt - 2e - 2 λt
- D. 1 -3 e - 2 λt + 2e - 2 λt
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
The reliability of a device comprised of various parts functioning in series is the:
Response:
- A. Product of the unreliability
- B. Sum of the probabilities of the unreliability.
- C. Sum of the reliability.
- D. Product of the reliability.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A design review committee has recommended changes to a proposed design. Whose job is it to investigate and incorporate the ideas that will aid product reliability?
Response:
- A. The design review chairman.
- B. The reliability engineer.
- C. The design engineer.
- D. The senior decision maker.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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