Conducting FMEAs for Results

摘要

Today's world is fraught with risk. A failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a prevention-based, risk management tool that focuses the user or team on systematically: 1. Identifying and anticipating potential failures. 2. Identifying potential causes for the failures. 3. Prioritizing failures. 4. Taking action to reduce, mitigate or eliminate failures. The real value of the FMEA is reflected in its use as a long-term, living document. It is essential that the document is owned and updated as changes are made to the design or the process.