Book description
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:
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The basics of FMEAs and risk assessment
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How to apply key factors for effective FMEAs and prevent the most
common errors
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What is needed to provide excellent FMEA facilitation
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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.
Carl S. Carlson is a consultant and instructor in the areas of
FMEA, reliability program planning, and other reliability engineering
disciplines. He also currently supports clients of ReliaSoft
Corporation. He has thirty years' experience in reliability testing,
engineering, and management positions, including manager of product
reliability at General Motors. He co-chaired the cross-industry team
that developed the commercial FMEA standard (SAE J1739, 2002 version)
and was a past member of the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
(RAMS) Advisory Board. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from
the University of Michigan and is a Certified Reliability Engineer.
