FMEA (failure modes and effects analysis) is the analysis of potential failure modes that are classified by severity or the determination of effects of the failures on the system. These failure modes are any defects or errors in an item, design or process. These are especially those that can potentially or actually affect the customer. Studying the consequences of those failures is the meaning of effects analysis. The typical set up for an FMEA report is:

• Function
• Failure mode
• Severity
• Cause(s)
• Occurrence Rating
• Detection Rating
• CRIT (critical characteristic)
• RPN (risk priority number)
• Recommended Actions
• Responsibility and Target completion date
• Action Taken

FMEA is available as a software that will highly benefit your organization. There are many advantages to implementing a FMEA software solution. FMEA can improve quality, reliability and safety of products and processes. By this being done your organization will have an increase in user satisfaction which will in turn improve your image and competitiveness. FMEA can also improve your profitability and reduce loss in revenue by reducing system development timing and cost, reducing the potential for warranty concerns, and minimize late changes and associated cost. Then of course an FMEA would reduce the possibility of the same kind of failure in the future.

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