Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is a systematic, proactive method for identifying potential failures in a process, product, or system and evaluating their causes and effects to prioritize and mitigate risk.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering methodology
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quality management tool ⓘ reliability analysis technique ⓘ risk analysis method ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
FMEA
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FMECA NERFINISHED ⓘ RPN ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis
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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
processes
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products ⓘ systems ⓘ |
| calculates | Risk Priority Number ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedIn |
aerospace industry
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automotive industry ⓘ chemical process industry ⓘ electronics industry ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ medical device industry ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
evaluate effects of failures
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identify potential failure modes ⓘ improve quality ⓘ improve reliability ⓘ improve safety ⓘ mitigate risk ⓘ prioritize risks ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Design FMEA
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FMECA NERFINISHED ⓘ Process FMEA NERFINISHED ⓘ Service FMEA NERFINISHED ⓘ System FMEA ⓘ |
| includesStep |
assess current controls
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calculate risk priority numbers ⓘ define and implement actions ⓘ define scope and boundaries ⓘ determine causes of each failure mode ⓘ determine effects of each failure mode ⓘ identify functions and requirements ⓘ identify potential failure modes ⓘ prioritize failure modes ⓘ rate severity occurrence and detection ⓘ reassess risk after actions ⓘ |
| isApproachType |
bottom-up
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proactive ⓘ systematic ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Risk Priority Number
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detection ⓘ failure cause ⓘ failure effect ⓘ failure mode ⓘ occurrence ⓘ severity ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
aerospace industry
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military applications ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fault Tree Analysis
NERFINISHED
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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazard and Operability Study NERFINISHED ⓘ root cause analysis ⓘ |
| requires | multidisciplinary team ⓘ |
| RPNFormula | RPN = Severity × Occurrence × Detection ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | MIL-STD-1629A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
continuous improvement
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design for reliability ⓘ design for safety ⓘ preventive quality planning ⓘ |
| usedFor |
documentation of potential failures
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early identification of risk ⓘ maintenance planning ⓘ process development ⓘ product development ⓘ regulatory compliance ⓘ |
| usedInStandard |
AIAG FMEA Handbook
NERFINISHED
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IATF 16949 NERFINISHED ⓘ IEC 60812 NERFINISHED ⓘ ISO 14971 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAE J1739 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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