Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA): A Guide for Continuous Improvement

This paper provides guidelines on the use of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for ensuring that reliability is designed. These are steps taken during the design phase of product that reliability requirements have been properly allocated and that a process for continuous improvement exists.

The guide provides information and examples regarding the proper use of FMEA. The guide attempts to encourage the use of FMEAs to cut down cost and avoid the embarrassment of discovering problems (i.e., defects, failures, downtime, scrap loss) in the field.
The FMEA is a proactive approach to solving potential failure modes.

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