I used to be in charge of a Failure Analysis Lab in my company (OEM consumer
Electronics).
We gave service to three manufacturing plants (5,000 - 7,000 Employees) with
a laboratory of 5 people analyzing only failures from the process and life
test.
Actually, another person was added because the laboratory started to analyze
field failures.
Alejandro
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From: Wenger, George M. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Technical Question about Materials Labs
Bev,
There is no rule of thumb and when you talk about appropriate level of
staffing there are two views. When your involved in the work the
appropriate level is never enough. When your involved in funding the work
the appropriate level is always too much. I'll give you the numbers that
I've seen over the years. Most of the analysis labs at manufacturing
locations I've interacted with in Western Electric many years ago were
typically staffed with about 6 people for plants that had 8000 to 15000
employees. Several years later the analysis labs at manufacturing locations
I've interacted with in Lucent Technologies were typically staffed with 2
people for plants that had 3000 to 5000 employees. Our FMA Lab in Bell
laboratories was staffed with 4 people before the telecommunications
industry when through their downturn and at the low point the Lucent FMA Lab
was staffed with 2 people.
When I went to work for the Lucent spin off called Celiant the Lab had 2
people to support 250 employees. Now that Andrew purchased Celiant the Lab
has 2 people to support 4500 employees.
When I've visited CMs I seen any where from 6 to 10 lab people
What I've seen so far is a single company usually has 2 people and one that
works with numerous customers typically have 6
Regards,
George
George M. Wenger (908)-546-4531
Reliability Engineer
RF Power Amplifier Group
Andrew Corporation, 40 Technology Drive, Warren, NJ 07059
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From: Bev Christian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 1:51 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Technical Question about Materials Labs
Technetters,
This question is directed mainly at the "lab rats" out there.
Are there any rules of thumb that are used to determine the appropriate
level of staffing a lab to support an electronics manufacturing
process/plant/company? Based on what - square footage of lab, plant, number
of people in company? Obviously it is also related to the complexity of the
product(s) and $$ in the pocket of the company. Just curious. Any of you
independent labs willing to wade in on this one? Susan? Terry?
regards,
Bev Christian
Research in Motion
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