Proceedings from the 2nd seminar on Development of Modular Products

Quality and reliability of product and manufacturing process are the critical factors to the product development. However, to ensure good quality and reliability of the product and to predict any inadequacies of the product, an efficient quality system must be established at the earliest stage of the product development process. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is a popular quality tool for reliability and failure-mode analysis. FMEA is a technique implemented for identifying the potential failure modes and to eliminate the effects of these failures which occur during the product life cycle. This paper explains the FMEA technique, illustrating how FMEA can be implemented and in what way FMEA improves the effectiveness of the product and the customer requirements. This paper also deals with the advantages and disadvantages of FMEA.