Hello everyone,
I wanted to post about DFMEA implementation strategies. I am currently working at a defense contractor and our new VP wants to flow down APQP elements across operations. Within this includes DFMEA.
I believe (and from my past experience in the automotive world) that DFMEAs are a Design engineering tool which Quality can help facilitate, brainstorm failure modes and provide input regarding detection controls and occurrence levels. However, in order for the tool to be effective, the cognizant Design Engineer should be leading the effort and utilizing it in conjunction with their other designing efforts (3d modeling, testing, etc). Unfortunately at my organization, the onus is on me, the Quality Engineer, to lead the DFMEA effort on one of our new product designs. I have been sitting with the lead Engineer and completing the boundary diagrams with him, p-diagrams, and system level DFMEAs. My concern is that since this tool is not incorporated into his designing process, him like most of the engineers believe this is just an added task from the quality department. I don't believe DFMEAs can be affective with such implementation
What are some change management/buy-in strategies when it comes to DFMEAs and having them led by the lead Design Engineers? The perception that this is a Quality Engineer led tool is not value add. I am open to peoples other views if they don't agree with that statement as well.
Thanks
I wanted to post about DFMEA implementation strategies. I am currently working at a defense contractor and our new VP wants to flow down APQP elements across operations. Within this includes DFMEA.
I believe (and from my past experience in the automotive world) that DFMEAs are a Design engineering tool which Quality can help facilitate, brainstorm failure modes and provide input regarding detection controls and occurrence levels. However, in order for the tool to be effective, the cognizant Design Engineer should be leading the effort and utilizing it in conjunction with their other designing efforts (3d modeling, testing, etc). Unfortunately at my organization, the onus is on me, the Quality Engineer, to lead the DFMEA effort on one of our new product designs. I have been sitting with the lead Engineer and completing the boundary diagrams with him, p-diagrams, and system level DFMEAs. My concern is that since this tool is not incorporated into his designing process, him like most of the engineers believe this is just an added task from the quality department. I don't believe DFMEAs can be affective with such implementation
What are some change management/buy-in strategies when it comes to DFMEAs and having them led by the lead Design Engineers? The perception that this is a Quality Engineer led tool is not value add. I am open to peoples other views if they don't agree with that statement as well.
Thanks