FMEA is a process for analysis of potential failure modes within a design, process, or product, classified by severity or determination of the effect of failures on the system. Widely used in ...

An FMEA uses three criteria to assess a problem: 1) the severity of the effect on the customer, 2) how frequently the problem is likely to occur, and 3) how easily the problem can be detected.

This might take another dive into historical data to determine the severity of potential failure modes, but you’ll need that for the next step. One of the lynchpins of FMEA is your RPN or Risk ...