FMEA PROCESS FLOW Determine Causes/ mechanisms failure Product definition Failure modes identification Failure effects Describe Product Describe process Describe Function Component Subsystem System Process Assembler Maker Man Material Method Machine Environment Results Assessment Risk factor calculation Detection methods Actions taken Detect Control Plan Tools Mistake proofing Prevent Reduce Occurences Actions should: eliminate failure mode eliminate causes Reduce occurences Improve evaluation detection RPN = SxOxD Severity (S) Occurrences (O) Detection (D) Recalculate RPN after taking actions Consider Occurrence (O) Consider Detection (D) Unless failure mode is eliminated severity will stay the same