FMEA, the 10 Step Process to do an FMEA (PFMEA or DFMEA)

The FMEA is an incredibly powerful tool for risk management and quality. This video covers the 10-step process for an FMEA, along with the similarities and differences between a PFMEA and a DFMEA.
Additionally, I explain how an FMEA fits into the larger picture of Risk Management.
1:40 - Intro to FMEA
2:57 - FMEA and Risk Management
4:25 - DFMEA v. PFMEA
5:39 - 10 Step Process
6:52 - Step 0 - Establish the ground rule
8:40 - Step 1 - Define your System or Process to be analyzed
9:40 - Step 2 - Identify the potential failure modes for product or process
12:55 - Step 3 - Determine the potential effect(s) of the failure mode on the system or customer
13:45 - Step 4 - Estimate the severity for each failure mode based on its effect
14:40 - Step 5 - Determine the potential cause(s) for each failure mode
15:52 - Step 6 - Estimate the likelihood of occurrence for each failure mode & cause
16:38 - Step 7 - Determine the controls around that failure mode and root cause
17:20 - Step 8 - Estimate your detection level for each failure mode, cause & effect
18:34 - Step 9 - Calculate the Risk Priority Number (RPN) for each failure mode
19:25 - Step 10 - Take Corrective Action to Reduce/Mitigate or eliminate risk
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One of the best FMEA videos around. Thank you so much.

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Appreciate the organization and layout of this - best video explaining the ins and outs of FMEA I've seen so far.

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Thanks so much Bill!!!

[@blacklord2012]

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[@wmingkhuan]

the material is easy to understanding and i can image how different between P&DFMEA and also the meaning of each evaluation score

[@CQEAcademy]

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Thanks Kelvin!

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Hi Andy, Just wanted to thank you for the awesome material and resources you provide. I currently teach advanced manufacturing classes at a technical school. My students are all about chasing the almighty $ and I teach these topics with an emphasis on catching the $ through methodical thinking. Good stuff 👍

[@percarlson927]

I had no idea what DFMEA or PFMEA was before seeing your video. One of our customers have asked for it, so thank you for all your time describing the process, a very easy to understand video. Now i have a good fundamental understanding, and will be able to make our own. A+👍

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Thanks Miguel!!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

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I found this material while looking for more info about FMEA. Like it a lot, but I think you forgot to tell about AIAG and VDA system. What you presenting is AIAG 4.0 standard and today one of the most popular is AIAG & VDA 1st edition standard. Anyway thank you for making some issues clear!

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Very detailed introduction. Appreciate. Thank you.

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[@CQEAcademy]

You're welcome Ivelys, I'm glad you liked it!!! -Andy

[@malichicu]

@@CQEAcademy Are you planning to do an a similar video on control plans?

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​@@malichicu I definitely am! Not 100% sure on timing but it'll definitely happen

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hi， teacher， I like your videos very much, and I have been waiting your videos of the new version of FMEA, would you make it ? I do hope you can, I have been looking forward to it for a long time.

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You're welcome!!! -Andy

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[@freetime84]

The new VDA FMEA could also be covered in brief highlighting the differences.

[@sergiogard8264]

Great video man. One Question do you have a completely filled in form? I'd like to see a example of your theory. I am especially interrested in Unique Identifier

[@markjosephlobete2563]

Thank you Sir Andy. This is timing. We'll get an AIAG cert. badge

[@CQEAcademy]

Awesome, glad I was able to help!!!! -Andy

[@mmmccc2005]

Hi Andy, this video is very good and easy to understand. However, today, we need to prepare AIAG and VDA systems instead, can you help to make a video for this issue? Thank you so much!

[@Ramkumar-le4me]

Hi well presented.Since I am new to fmea ,I have doubt regarding vda evaluation tables. Do we need to follow 5 steps if we are following rpn ??

[@marcofredriks8060]

Hi Andy, I suggest also to include risk transfer as part of the risk management process. Example is Insurance

[@CQEAcademy]

Hey Marco!!! I just created a new video to talk about the 4 strategies for risk treatment - which includes Risk Transfer - and I've linked that video below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6PddGmCmbaCgcU

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Great channel!! New sub!! Question - any guidance for processes that are 90% virtual…but may have human intervention at certain steps? The virtual aspects are not as streamlined as one may think.

[@wondwessenshibeshi3716]

Thank you I learned a lot. How do you measure the effectiveness of your corrective actions? Where the measures are not quantifiable or subjective?

[@CQEAcademy]

In terms of effectiveness, you should re-consider things like severity, occurrence and detection when evaluating your corrective actions. If the measures are not quantifiable, the last resort is simply just the opinion of your subject matter experts.

[@TejaMandla]

Thank you so much, it really helped and lot of informative. I am a R&D Engineer in Medical devices, i am looking for a real case studies of DFMEA and PFMEA in medical devices. If you know any good sources, please let me know. It really helps me.

GREAT

[@AhmedDebbab]

Thank you so much for explanation, I have a question: Is there other tool or step rather than RPN in FMEA method? because in FMEA we should calculate RPN 2 times, I mean rather than estimate severity, occurrence and detection of failure mode, I suggest one time is enough, and with other tool we could try minimise the level of risk.

[@jasonmark6262]

@CQE Academy, thank you for the detailed video. Do you also have a detailed video on how to effectively use the control document?

[@CQEAcademy]

You're welcome Jason! We cover the control plan in my course (The CQE Master Class), and I"ve added it to the list of possible future videos here for the youtube channel!!

[@jasonmark6262]

@@CQEAcademy thank you. Hope to get that notification bell soon. Does the CQE Masterclass cover SQL & Python too?

[@greenbeltacademy]

Hey @@jasonmark6262 , no that course only covers topics that are included in the CQE Body of Knowledge, which unfortunately doesn't include SQL and Python

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[@user-yx4uk8ji6c]

in the actions results section, are these new predicted estimates of SEV OCC and DET based upon a planned implementation of an improvement/change? or are these measured results AFTER actually implementing the change?

[@CQEAcademy]

You shouldn't update your FMEA until after the changes are implemented and confirmed to have effectively reduced risk

[@Imthesaviour]

Is there a global certification for FMEA?

[@dr.joyirobi6042]

thanks

[@CQEAcademy]

You're welcome Dr. Joy!

[@venkateshnagarajan5304]

Amazing man. I need to know do you have any course on e-learning platform

[@greenbeltacademy]

Thanks! Yes, I most definitely have a e-learning platform! Here's a free course: cqeacademy.teachable.com/p/top-10-topics I also have paid courses to check out as well!

[@nookalasaikrishna]

Hi Andy, pl share a live case sheet to understand fmea much better.

[@CQEAcademy]

Hey Akshaya! I thought about doing that in this presentation, but unfortunately my students often come from many different industries, where the scales for risk are different, and so an example may not translate perfectly for everyone, and I wanted to just cover the basic elements of the process. I might do an example in the future from one specific industry to go more in depth on the FMEA process

[@MuhammadFirdaus-yd5dw]

Sir, I want to ask. For the action section taken, it should be filled after action recommended is complete? Or what? And also for the rpn value, it should be rate after action taken completed?

[@CQEAcademy]

Hey Muhammad, GREAT QUESTION - okay, so the RPN can be completed before the action is completed, and then it can be revised after the action has been completed. Once you've completed an action and reduced the occurrence/severity/detection, you should update and revise your PFMEA, which should be a controlled document in your Quality System. The action recommended can be entered when the PFMEA is originally created - and then the actions taken can be added to the PFMEA once those actions are actually completed.

[@MuhammadFirdaus-yd5dw]

@@CQEAcademy Thank you Sir.

[@CQEAcademy]

@@MuhammadFirdaus-yd5dw You're welcome!

[@kerguule]

Would it make more sense to think the detection so that it measures how the failure is detected before the failure occurs and not after it has occured?

[@CQEAcademy]

Okay good question, and this is tough. So if a control is meant to prevent an issue from occurring, then that control factor should influence your occurrence score. If a control is meant to detect a failure mode after it's occurring, then that control factor should influence your detection score. And when evaluating the "detectability" of a control factor, you should make that assessment assuming that the failure has already occurred.

[@kerguule]

@@CQEAcademy Another question: Let's assume that I don't change oil --> cylinder seizes --> engine ignites --> the whole car is on fire --> I'm hurt etc. Is the failure mode the event that I observe most likely? In this example, it would be engine seizes and some warning light? Cases where there is a long chain reaction, it's hard to decide which is the mode, cause, mechanism and effect...

[@CQEAcademy]

Hey @@kerguule !! That's a great question, when you're evaluating the effect of a failure mode, there can often be multiple effects. And those effects can have different levels of severity, and those effects might have different occurrences. So you can create a new line item in your FMEA to evaluate those different effects independently and give each of them their own severity score and their own occurrence score. I would say though, when evaluating the possible effects, you should only consider a "reasonable sequence of events" in terms of the potential effects. So you don't have to try and imagine every possibility.

[@kerguule]

@@CQEAcademy Thank you!

[@CQEAcademy]

You're welcome @@kerguule

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How to download this software and work on it

[@CQEAcademy]

Hey Gautham, you can download the spreadsheet here: www.CQEAcademy.com/FMEA

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