FAILURE  MODE  AND  EFFECTS  ANALYSIS  (FMEA)  WORKSHOP

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The objective of this three- to four-day hands-on workshop is to create a Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and supporting Design Verification Plan on a product of the participants' choice. Alternately, the workshop can be oriented to developing a Process Failure Modes and Effects Analsysis (PFMEA). It can further be oriented toward hardware or software products. A one- or two-day introductory version of this workshop is also available.

Although completion may not be possible due to complexity of product, significant progress should be made to allow completion by group at later time. The work is for a company who has a specific product they wish to create a Design FMEA or Process FMEA for as well as for the need to train personnel in System, Design and Process FMEA concepts.

The workshop will cover the following:

• The concepts/interrelationships/benefits of System FMEAs, System Requirements, Product Requirements and Design Validation Plans;
• The concepts/interrelationships/benefits of System FMEA, Design FMEA, Design Verification Plans, Process FMEA and Control Plans;
• The obstacles they will face in doing System and Design FMEAs efficiently and how to overcome them including spending no more than 15 seconds on any rating;
• How to use the power and utility of System FMEA, Design FMEA, and Process FMEA information to improve product performance and reliability;
• How to design for Six Sigma;
• How to manage design risk for a project.