FMEA/FMECA Benefits

This page describes some of the benefits that can be derived by performing various types of FMEA / FMECA.

FMEA / FMECA - General Benefits:

• Prevention Planning
• Identifies change requirements
• Cost reduction
• Increased throughput
• Decreased waste
• Decreased warranty costs
• Reduce non-value added operations

Concept FMEA:

• Helps select the optimum concept alternatives, or determine changes to design specifications
• Identifies potential failure modes caused by interactions within the concept
• Increases the likelihood all potential effects of a proposed concept’s failure modes are considered.
• Identifies system level testing requirements
• Helps determine if hardware system redundancy may be required within a design proposal

Design FMEA:

• Aids in the objective evaluation of design requirements and design alternatives
• Aids in the initial design for manufacturing and assembly requirements
• Increases the probability that potential failure modes and their effects have been considered in the design/development process
• Provides additional information to help plan thorough and efficient 
• test programs.
• Develops a list of potential failure modes ranked according to their effect on the customer. Establishes a priority system for design improvements.
• Provides an open issue format for recommending and tracking risk reducing actions.
• Provides future reference to aid in analyzing field concerns.

Process FMEA:

• Identifies potential product related process failure modes.
• Assesses the potential customer effects of the failures.
• Identifies the potential manufacturing or assembly process causes and identifies process variables on which to focus controls or monitoring.
• Develops a ranked list of potential failure modes, establishing a priority system for corrective action considerations.
• Documents the results of the manufacturing or assembly process.
• Identifies process deficiencies
• Identifies confirmed critical characteristics and/or significant characteristics
• Identifies operator safety concerns
• Feeds information on design changes required and manufacturing feasibility back to the designers.