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Unit 12: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

Unit 12: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

12.1 Meaning of FMEA
12.1.1 Relationship of Cause, Failure Mode & Effect
12.2 FMEA Process

12.2.1 Risk Priority Numbers in FMEA
12.3 FMEA Team
12.4 FMEA Documentation
12.5 Stages of FMEA
12.6 Benefits of FMEA

12.7 Summary
12.8 Keywords
12.9 Review Questions

12.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Define Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Discuss the Relationship of Cause, Failure Mode and Effect

Explain the FMEA Process
Discuss FMEA Team and Documentation
Explain the Stages of FMEA

Introduction

In the previous unit, we dealt with the concept of Quality Function Deployment. In this unit, you
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will study about the FMEA approach, i.e. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) has been a widely accepted Quality Management tool.
Due to ISO 9000 and QS-9000 standards requirements, FMEA is now applied widely in electrical,
electronics, telecom and automobile industries with more regularity.

12.1 Meaning of FMEA

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a step-by-step approach for identifying all possible
failures in a design, a manufacturing or assembly process, or a product or service.

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