Overview/Description
Customers are increasingly raising the demand for higher quality products, which places added pressure on companies to deliver product capability and functionality while trying to maintain the quality and reliability of these products. In the past, reliability was achieved through extensive testing but often this testing was done in the late stages of development. Using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) methodology, companies can increase the scope for quality and reliability early in the development cycle. The FMEA helps keep products that fail to meet form, fit, or function requirements, from reaching the customer by helping to identify potential failures and recommending corrective action for fixing these failures or reducing their potential occurrence. This course examines possible applications of an FMEA and looks at how the FMEA process works. It also discusses the use of ranking scales for a DFMEA, and explains the differences between a Design FMEA and a Process FMEA.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project.
Prerequisites
These courses are part of our wider Six Sigma Black Belt deployment. We are following the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
The ASQ Body of Knowledge is available at: http://www.asq.org/certification/six-sigma/bok.html