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The Basics of FMEA

The Basics of FMEA
By Robin E. McDermott, Raymond J. Mikulak, Michael R. Beauregard

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Failure mode and effect analyses (FMEAs) can actually help prevent failures, defects, and errors, because FMEAs identify special causes of variation before they occur. This is why the automotive industry's QS-9000 standard requires their use. But FMEAs are a valuable tool for any industry in which defect prevention is important.

The Basics of FMEA:

Explains failure mode and effect analysis simply and concisely.
Discusses when to use FMEAs (e.g., during design, manufacturing, etc.).
Shows how to perform FMEAs step-by-step.

The book also discusses the QS-9000 requirement and is an ideal hands-on team resource, training supplement, and reference.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #546725 in Books
  • Published on: 1996
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 80 pages

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About the Author
Robin E. McDermott is director of training at Resource Engineering, a consulting firm that assists companies in the implementation of TQM and CQI techniques. She has 15 years of organizational development experience.

Raymond J. Mikulak is president of Resource Engineering and has over 20 years of experience as a general manager.

Michael R. Beauregard is director of technology at Resource Engineering and has 15 years of experience in engineering and plant management.

Customer Reviews

Truly Basic4
This book is a good primer for the application of FMEA tools. Particularly interesting are the sections on application of the FMEA process to non-manufacturing disciplines such as purchasing and human resources. However, the book is not a thorough enough treatment of the subject to enable an inexperienced person to perform an FMEA. It does serve a purpose to an experienced user, by walking you through the process and providing a structured approach to keep development of the FMEA on track.

Excellent coverage of the essentials4
Great little book which I, as a Quality Engineer, found useful and which I would be happy to distribute to busy people at all levels of a company knowing there is a good chance it will be read.

This books covers the essentials required to get people started and productive on an FMEA team.

Only complaint is the cost to get it down here in Australia!

Basic, Yet Useful4
This isn't really a textbook on FMEA, it is more akin to a Quick Reference Handbook (QRH). It is tailored for beginners and is fairly general, yet I did find it useful, especially to introduce colleagues to FMEA. The book first explains the basic premises behind FMEA with a bit of history (and the relation of FMEA to ISO 9000 and QS-9000) then outlines the general methodology of FMEA in a no-frills manner.

I thought one of the things the book did best was explaining the derivation of the Risk Priority Number (RPN) and the different issues associated with altering the different components of the RPN (severity, occurrence, and detection) in an effort to mitigate the risk of a certain failure. Likewise I appreciated that the book explained the methodology of applying FMEA to not only physical products, but also processes.

The book is very short (75 pages), and can be read in about half an hour. It is not comprehensive (nor does it claim to be) but it is a good pocket reference, and is a good way to introduce FMEA as a concept.