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Al Dyer
What is the current format you want to export to Excel?
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Make sure you want to do this. FMEAs in Excel can be real trouble - especially if they're long.
Make sure you want to do this. FMEAs in Excel can be real trouble - especially if they're long.
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Laura M
Why?
FMEAs in Excel
I think my conversion to recomending canned software for FMEAs, as much as I HATE canned software, is from the companies I have been in which did FMEAs in Excel. While I have seen some good FMEAs in Excel, I have seen more horrors. The root cause of most of the 'problems' was people doing them didn't really understand how to do an FMEA. Canned software somewhat forces the correct way to do them in the same way one can learn statistics by using a statistical analysis program.
If the people really know what they're doing, I have no problem with Excel.
As a secondary comment, if you're doing FMEAs you're probably automotive. In that case there is some pretty good software which does the whole shebang - FMEA - Control Plan - Process Flow Diagram --> all linked.
One aspect to consider is length, as well. I've seen 1 page FMEAs and I've seen 300 page FMEAs. If you're looking at 50+ pages, I'd be looking at canned software.
Just an old fart's opinion. That's all. :thedeal:
I think my conversion to recomending canned software for FMEAs, as much as I HATE canned software, is from the companies I have been in which did FMEAs in Excel. While I have seen some good FMEAs in Excel, I have seen more horrors. The root cause of most of the 'problems' was people doing them didn't really understand how to do an FMEA. Canned software somewhat forces the correct way to do them in the same way one can learn statistics by using a statistical analysis program.
If the people really know what they're doing, I have no problem with Excel.
As a secondary comment, if you're doing FMEAs you're probably automotive. In that case there is some pretty good software which does the whole shebang - FMEA - Control Plan - Process Flow Diagram --> all linked.
One aspect to consider is length, as well. I've seen 1 page FMEAs and I've seen 300 page FMEAs. If you're looking at 50+ pages, I'd be looking at canned software.
Just an old fart's opinion. That's all. :thedeal:
Also see: http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2189 :thedeal:
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Steve Bondarewski
FMEA plus - Exporting to Excel
FMEA plus data is difficult to convert to other formats if not impossible.
Briefly, I work at a risk analysis software company and we have developed FMEA-Pro 5 (our software) to handle FMEAplus Importing, and even some EXCEL(R) data files too.
www.fmeasoftware.com
Once imported, you can use FMEA-Pro 5 to continue your FMEA studies and even save the files into a universal HTML format.
Excel and Word both opens HTML files allowing you to simply copy/paste FMEA material into reports.
Just ask for STEVE BONDAREWSKI, I can help you with FMEAplus files or answer any other questions you may have.
[email protected]
Cheers
Steve
FMEA plus data is difficult to convert to other formats if not impossible.
Briefly, I work at a risk analysis software company and we have developed FMEA-Pro 5 (our software) to handle FMEAplus Importing, and even some EXCEL(R) data files too.
www.fmeasoftware.com
Once imported, you can use FMEA-Pro 5 to continue your FMEA studies and even save the files into a universal HTML format.
Excel and Word both opens HTML files allowing you to simply copy/paste FMEA material into reports.
Just ask for STEVE BONDAREWSKI, I can help you with FMEAplus files or answer any other questions you may have.
[email protected]
Cheers
Steve
You can download a free excel based fmea program at http://www.fmeainfocentre.com/downlaod_area.htm
The real problem with independent programs, those that do not connect the CP, Flow chart and FMEA is that you have to work hard to ensure the consistency of numbering etc.
The real problem with independent programs, those that do not connect the CP, Flow chart and FMEA is that you have to work hard to ensure the consistency of numbering etc.
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Al Dyer
You might want to contact:
www.integralsolutions.com
They may be able to give you some guidence, I do know that some of their software is exportable to the excel format.
www.integralsolutions.com
They may be able to give you some guidence, I do know that some of their software is exportable to the excel format.