The FMEA Process

The FMEA Process

DFMEAs and PFMEAs use the same 10 step process.

FMEAs are a team activity

 The skills and experience of a balanced team are needed to successfully complete an FMEA.

The FMEA process involves the use of several worksheets including:

 FMEA Team Start-Up Worksheet
 FMEA Scope Worksheet (Design or Process)
 FMEA Analysis Worksheet

The FMEA process results in the assignment of risk priority numbers (RPNs) to each potential failure mode.

Target failures with the highest RPNs for improvement, first.

A Control Plan is a natural extension of an FMEA, even though it is not considered officially a part of an FMEA. 

Work/Operator Instructions are the natural extension of the Control Plan.