Failure Modes & Effects Analysis


Course Description and Audience:

Course is developed to assist staff in reducing risk and solving problems with new and existing products and processes in order to reduce defects and failures. This course is designed for those individuals who work on various aspects of product development, new process introduction as well as individuals just looking to add a proactive look at their process improvement activities. It is assumed they come from many different backgrounds, disciplines, education levels and will be working on a variety of product and process areas across many departments of the organization.

Course Objectives

As a result of the course the participant will be able to:

1. Understand the various types of FMEAs.
2. Apply the basic steps for FMEA generation.
3. Know when and how to apply FMEA to product designs and internal processes.
4. Identify potential design or assembly issues which will impact customer satisfaction, product performance, process performance, and yields.
5. Prioritize and manage improvement opportunities from FMEA results.