INTRODUCTION
FMEA is a reliability engineering technique based on the concept of predicting and solving problems before they can occur, thus saving considerable amounts of time, effort and money.
Developed with a global team of OEM and Tier 1 supplier subject matter experts, the new AIAG & VDA FMEA concept incorporates best practices from both AIAG and VDA methodologies into a harmonized, structured approach.
In addition to making it easier for suppliers to meet their customers’ needs during the FMEA development process, the training features major changes such as a new process for FMEA development – the 7-Step Approach – and a new chapter on Supplemental FMEA for Monitoring and System Response (FMEA-MSR). Additional important changes include the following:
- Totally revised Severity, Occurrence and Detection Tables.
- The Action Priority (AP) methodology and Tables to replace RPN.
- New Form Sheets (spreadsheet users) and Software Report Views (software users).
- Change point highlights from both the AIAG 4th edition FMEA Manual and the VDA Volume 4 FMEA Manual.