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FMEAs Have Failure Modes?

• The team developing the FMEA turns out to be one individual.

• The FMEA is created to satisfy a customer or third party requirement, NOT to improve the process.

• The FMEA is developed too late in the process and does not improve the product/process development cycle.

• The FMEA is not reviewed and revised during the life of the product. It is not treated as a dynamic tool.

• The FMEA is perceived either as too complicated or as taking too much time.

FMEA and Control Plans Forum Discussions

	The. Deming PDCA Cycle	QMS Implementation	FMEA Information	APQP Information
Auditing Information	8-D Problem Solving	Statistics	Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)	Brainstorming
Identifying Waste	Pull Systems	Lead Time Reduction	Planned Maintenance	Quick Setup
Discovering Change	Process Capability - Cp vs. Cpk	Histogram. Animation	Process Loop Animation	Taguchi Loss Function
		Fishbone / Cause and Effects Animation

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