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Q 306. In FMEA, organizations usually set an RPN threshold, so that they can focus on failure modes that have a relatively higher risk. However, this practice is counter-productive sometimes. Why is this approach counter-productive and what is now considered as a better approach for Risk mitigation? Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum
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There was an accident in the recently concluded German Grand Prix where a wheel did not go correctly and it flew and hit a cameraman. Given that the wheels need to be replaced during the flash pit stops (close to 3 seconds), it needs to be done with 100% accuracy and precision. On the face of it, it might appear that it was a manual error by the mechanic (the wheel gun slipped from his hand), but in the fast paced life of F1 safety of crew and drivers is of prime importance. This lead to the identification of a design fault on the wheel gun and Red Bull team will be revising it to
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Q. 188 Explain the common challenges in Severity Assessment as a part of PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). Also mention how these challenges can be addressed. Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday ev -
Q. 133 How is FMECA different from FMEA? When is FMECA supposed to be carried out? What is the value FMECA brings if a company is already using FMEA? Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening as per Indian Stand
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Risk Priority Number (RPN)
Vishwadeep Khatri posted a question in We ask and you answer! The best answer wins.
Q. 86 This question refers to FMEA and has reference to the following link - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/topic/34926-fmea/ As per part of our November’17 Episode, in Q51 at the link above, we discussed the limitations of FMEA as a technique for Risk Assessment. In FMEA for each failure, we calculate a Risk Priority Number (RPN) which is a product of severity of failure (S), the likelihood of occurrence (O), and difficulty of detection in advance (D). These RPN values are used to rank the failures to eliminate/reduce risk, starting with the one with the highest RPN -
Q51. FMEA is one of the popular approaches used in the Six Sigma World. What are the limitations of FMEA as a method for Risk Assessment? Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening 5 PM as per Indian Standard Time.
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Fault Tree Analysis / FTA
Vishwadeep Khatri posted a question in We ask and you answer! The best answer wins.
Q8. What is Fault Tree Analysis? Where do you think it is most effective and in what circumstances is it likely to be least useful? Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening 5 PM as per Indian Standard Time. -
Hi everyone, I have noticed in the corporate world that Detection rating in FMEA has multiple interpretations. Let us explore this. When you assess detection rating, what is the question you ask? A. What is the probability of the failure being detected and corrected before impacting the customer OR B. What is the probability of failure being detected (irrespective of timely correction) before customer is impacted? OR C. What is the probability of failure being detected or prevented (through detection of ca
