Effective FMEAs / Wiley Series in Quality and Reliability Engineering (PDF)

Outlines the correct procedures for doing FMEAs and how to
successfully apply them in design, development, manufacturing, and
service applications

There are a myriad of quality and reliability tools available to
corporations worldwide, but the one that shows up consistently in
company after company is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Effective FMEAs takes the best practices from hundreds of
companies and thousands of FMEA applications and presents
streamlined procedures for veteran FMEA practitioners, novices, and
everyone in between.

Written from an applications viewpoint--with many examples,
detailed case studies, study problems, and tips included--the
book covers the most common types of FMEAs, including System FMEAs,
Design FMEAs, Process FMEAs, Maintenance FMEAs, Software FMEAs, and
others. It also presents chapters on Fault Tree Analysis, Design
Review Based on Failure Mode (DRBFM), Reliability-Centered
Maintenance (RCM), Hazard Analysis, and FMECA (which adds
criticality analysis to FMEA).

With extensive study problems and a companion Solutions Manual,
this book is an ideal resource for academic curricula, as well as
for applications in industry. In addition, Effective FMEAs
covers:

* The basics of FMEAs and risk assessment

* How to apply key factors for effective FMEAs and prevent the
most common errors

* What is needed to provide excellent FMEA facilitation

* Implementing a "best practice" FMEA process

Everyone wants to support the accomplishment of safe and
trouble-free products and processes while generating happy and
loyal customers. This book will show readers how to use FMEA to
anticipate and prevent problems, reduce costs, shorten product
development times, and achieve safe and highly reliable products
and processes.