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Origins

• FMECA

  • Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis
  • 1950�s Origin - Aerospace & US Military
  • To categorize and rank for focus
  • Targeted prevention as a critical issue
  • Addressed safety issues

• FMEA

  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis - 1960�s and 70�s
  • First noticed & used by reliability engineers
  • System of various group activities provided through documentation of potential failure modes of products and/or processes and its effect on product performance.
  • The evaluation and documentation of potential failure modes of a product or process. Actions are then identified which could eliminate or reduce the potential failure

FMEA and Control Plans Forum Discussions

	The. Deming PDCA Cycle	QMS Implementation	FMEA Information	APQP Information
Auditing Information	8-D Problem Solving	Statistics	Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)	Brainstorming
Identifying Waste	Pull Systems	Lead Time Reduction	Planned Maintenance	Quick Setup
Discovering Change	Process Capability - Cp vs. Cpk	Histogram. Animation	Process Loop Animation	Taguchi Loss Function
		Fishbone / Cause and Effects Animation

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