Question of the Week

FMEA: What new resources does ASQ have about FMEA?

Failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematized group of activities to recognize and evaluate the potential failure of a product or process and its effects, identify actions that could eliminate or reduce the occurrence of the potential failure, and document the process.

(Visit the ASQ Glossary for definitions of closely related terms.)

Recent ASQ articles featuring FMEA

"Using FMEA to Assess Outsourcing Risk," Quality Progress, August 2007 (Logged in members and subscribers: Instant Access. Or you can buy a PDF.)

"Using a FMEA in a Service Setting," Quality Progress, September 2006 (Logged in members and subscribers: Instant Access. Or you can buy a PDF.)

"Quality in the First Person: Quality Principles and Alzheimer's," Quality Progress, December 2007 (Open Access)

Book

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: FMEA from Theory to Execution, Second Edition, by D. H. Stamatis is a comprehensive reference book on failure mode and effect analysis suitable for all levels.

Useful FMEA Web sites

FMEA Info Centre

http://www.fmeainfocentre.com/

FMEA and FMECA Information

http://www.fmea-fmeca.com/index.html

Revised versions of FMEA and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) will be offered for sale by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) beginning in the summer of 2008.

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