Conveying FMEA Results

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss an interesting listener question. The listener’s management asked him to create an “eye-popping” chart that summarizes the results on an FMEA.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss how best to share the results of an FMEA with management or engineering. The emphasis is on visually conveying the information, clearly showing the highest risk issues.

Topics include:

• Option 1: summarize FMEA based on value, such as cost savings
• Option 2: summarize the high-risk issues on a risk matrix. See Show Notes.
• Option 3: one page for each high-risk failure mode, with status of resolution
• Risk management typically characterizes risk on two axis plot: severity, likelihood
• Consider animation to show status of resolution of how high-risk issues
• In order to identify savings from FMEA, you either have to wait for field results or perform reliablity prediction
• Remember to focus on your audience
• Quantify your potential savings, if you can
• Consider plotting results on SO Matrix and include cost savings (be sure to document your assumptions)
• Management always wants to know the return on investment

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Show Notes

Here is an example of plotting the results of fictitious Brake Cable Design FMEA on an SO Matrix.

SxOMatrix

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