Severity assessment challenges
a) Ownership of process FMEA is kept with Quality department. The ownership should be given to the person responsible for processes - design FMEA should be owned by person responsible for design requirements and systems FMEA should be handled by person responsible for it
b) Sufficient knowledge and experience is important for those filing the matrix. The cross functional team should have sufficient knowledge to determine and assess severity. It is good to leverage best practices in this process
c) Communication and need for FMEA. It is recommended to get someone with previous experience to lead the team in this regard as it will build credibility
d) . The System FMEA, Design FMEA and Process FMEAs should be integrated together as it helps achieve results
e) Need for a team to be involved in earlier phases from design to development is important as failures can happen at any point of times
f) Pfmea becomes too text heavy, so use phrases that are easier to understand and concise, assign rating to numbers to explain severity which must be clearly communicated
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