Product failures making you sweat?

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a documented study and analysis technique used to identity and evaluate potential failures of a product or process and the effects, determine actions to eliminate or minimize the potential failure.  For maximum success in failure eliminate and reduction the process needs to be up-front.  FMEA is a requirement of QS-9000 and the Advanced Product Quality Planning Process (APQP).

Investment in prevention yields big returns!

	Define failure and its impact on their organizations
	Relate FMEA to quality planning and prevention
	Explain FMEA timing, activities and potential benefits
	Relate FMEA to QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control/Quality Plans
	Describe the mechanics of developing both a design and process FMEA
	List the key elements of a FMEA
	Develop design and process FMEA’s
	Demonstrate the differences and similarities of design and process FMEA
	List typical failure modes, causes and effects
	Identify FMEA information sources relating FMEA to statistical techniques and process improvement
	List FMEA development tools and aids
	Develop initial sections of design and process FMEA’s using organizational examples

Class time is 16 hours for both design and process applications with additional coaching available.