Introduction to FMEA

• The need for FMEA, its objectives and benefits
• The responsibility of the FMEA team

Defining the Process

• Overview of the process steps, including incoming sources of variation
• Process flowchart (chunking processes into logical steps)
• Characteristic matrix (linking important process steps to product characteristics in order to identify potential failures)

Failure Modes, Effects and Severity

• Types of testing and analysis
• Setting priorities using the severity rating scale

Cause and Occurrence

• Multiple causes of failures and defects
• Cause analysis and countermeasures
• Using the Occurrence Rating Table

Current Controls & Detection

• Evaluating the effectiveness of process based
  controls using the detection rating table

Risk Priority Number and Corrective Actions

• Working out the RPN and options for corrective actions, and re-scoring the FMEA

Management of Process FMEA

• Key pointers in the improvement of FMEA using a team-based approach