Product Description:

This is not an official ASQ publication or ASQ-endorsed product. It is an independent best-practice study resource developed from the topics and structure of the publicly available ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge.

A 100+ page exam study resource covering every section of the 2018/2025 ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer Body of Knowledge — written by a practising reliability engineer, not a textbook publisher. Each concept is explained in plain language: what it is, why it matters, how it works, and how to answer exam questions on it.

Topics covered:

Section I — Reliability Fundamentals (23% of exam) Leadership foundations, benefits and function of reliability engineering, roles and responsibilities, ethics, supplier assessments, performance monitoring, reliability terminology, drivers of reliability, CAPA, root cause analysis, lifecycle stages and the bathtub curve, cost of poor reliability, the quality triangle, Six Sigma and Lean, systems engineering, human factors, product liability, warranty analysis, software and firmware reliability, project management in reliability, and key standards and regulations.

Section II — Risk Management (8% of exam) Risk identification techniques and risk registers, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, risk matrices, probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), FMEA and FTA as risk tools, ALARP and safety integrity levels, risk mitigation strategies, residual risk, and risk monitoring.

Section III — Probability and Statistics (25% of exam) Probability rules, Bayes' theorem, exponential, Weibull, normal, lognormal, binomial, and Poisson distributions — each with step-by-step worked calculations. Statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, Bayesian methods, and data management.

Section IV — Reliability Planning, Testing and Modelling (22% of exam) Reliability programme planning, reliability testing methods, and reliability modelling techniques.

Section V — Life-Cycle Reliability (22% of exam) Reliability design techniques, parts and systems development, maintainability and availability.

Also includes:

• 50 practice questions with fully worked solutions, organised by BoK section

• A printable exam-day formula reference sheet covering Weibull, exponential, normal, lognormal, discrete distributions, system reliability, design analysis, testing and estimation, and maintainability and availability formulas

• Key values to memorise and a quick decision table for choosing the right distribution

• An 8-week study plan with an exam-day checklist

Who it's for:

Engineers preparing for the ASQ CRE certification — whether sitting the exam for the first time or retaking after a near miss. Particularly useful if you find the official handbook dense and want a resource that explains the maths in practical terms.

Format: Downloadable digital file (printable, searchable, open-book ready).