AIAG's FMEA 4th Edition

The Chrysler, Ford and GM's Supplier Requirements Task Force has just released the long anticipated, and occasionally dreaded, new edition of the Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) Reference Manual.

The new edition has been anticipated since many users have lamented that the existing manual only dealt with "filling out the form" and did not provide adequate direction on the whole FMEA process and its relationship to other APQP activities and information. Many individuals are concerned that the new manual will increase their workload by changing and adding to the requirements they already have.

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All our FMEA-related courses such as Manufacturing Process Development using PFMEA, APQP & DFMEA including Robust Design Linkages, FMEA/Control Plan including Robust Design Linkages and Advanced Product Quality Planning also incorporate the FMEA 4th Edition.

Why FMEA Fourth Edition?

FMEA is a process not a document
Previous version focused primarily on the completion of the FMEA form and not on the knowledge contained therein
Management is an integral part of this process
Minimize or eliminate column shifting
Placing information in the wrong columns thus hindering the analysis and product / process improvement efforts
Minimize or eliminate sole reliance on the RPN in the evaluation of risk priorities and improvement actions
Practice of deflating of the RPN to meet an arbitrary threshold
Lack of understanding of the role of the FMEA process throughout the APQP phases
Including continual improvement during production; i.e., looking at the FMEA as a static document necessary only for PPAP approval

Improvements in the FMEA Reference Document

Changes in format
Additional examples
Identification of the need for, and types of, Management Support
Linkage Between DFMEA and PFMEA
Changes to Risk Ranking Tables.
Alternative Methods to Reduce Design Risk.
Reduced Emphasis on RPN
Consistent FMEA approach in Chapters 3 (Design) and 4 (Process)

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