Failure mode and effects analysis
(3 pages)
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A Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a procedure for analysis
of potential failure modes within a system for the classification by
severity or determination of the failure's effect upon the system. It is
widely used in the manufacturing industries in various phases of the
product life cycle. Failure causes are any errors or defects in process,
design, or item especially ones that affect the customer, and can be
potential or actual. Effects analysis refers to studying the
consequences of those failures.
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The criteria
for a successful FMEA allows the user to walk through an example which
shows what might be in each column of an FMEA across the page. This is
not intended to illustrate the vertical approach which is highly
recommended.