Week 3: Critical thinking essay - Reliability and maintainability modeling (LO2) (LO3) - 24 May 2022 - 09:41 100 30 points - Part 1 13 Nov 2022 - 23:59 13 Nov 2022 - 23:59 Summary: Instructions: With an increase in the technical complexity of products, and the advent of world-wide competition, there has been growing concern about product reliability. In a single Word document, minimum 3 full pages (not including cover page and citations), using appropriate APA, discuss the importance of preventative maintenance, reliability, and maintainability and each one's impact on life cycle costs and product reliability. Use real word examples to support and illustrate your discussion. Essential Activities: 1. Reading Chapter 3, "The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook" will assist you in writing this paper. 2. Watching the videos, Product and Process Design (10:37mins) (LO2); Design For Six Sigma (6:33 mins) (LO3); and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) House of Quality (HOQ) (12:55mins) (LO2) (LO3), will assist you in writing this in writing your paper. Notes: 1. This paper must be formatted in APA Style 7th edition. 2. Please refer to the written assignment rubric on the course information tab for this paper. 3. 20% maximum similarity using APA Style 7th edition cited sources