A failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic approach to identifying and assessing the potential failures of an asset or system. It is a valuable tool for preventing failures and improving the reliability of assets.
HxGN EAM features that assist:
- Asset hierarchy: This allows you to organize your assets into a hierarchy, making it easier to identify the assets that need to be analyzed.
- Failure modes: This allows you to define the potential failure modes for your assets or systems.
- Severity: This allows you to assess the severity of each failure mode.
- Likelihood: This allows you to assess the likelihood of each failure mode.
- RPN: This allows you to calculate the RPN for each failure mode.
- Corrective actions: This allows you to define the corrective actions that can be taken to mitigate the risk of each failure mode.
- Reporting: This allows you to generate reports on the FMEA results.
What needs to be done before you implement FMEA plans:
- Use historical data to identify the most common failure modes. This information can be used to prioritize the assets that need to be analyzed.
- Set realistic goals for the FMEA program. Don't try to do too much too soon, or you may not be able to sustain the program.
- Make sure that the FMEA is flexible enough to be updated as needed. Things change, so be prepared to adapt the FMEA as needed.