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DFMEA Planning and Preparation
Last Updated: September 6, 2025The Planning and Preparation phase is the foundation of the AIAG-VDA DFMEA. It ensures that your risk analysis is focused, efficient, and aligned with product development timelines. Most DFMEA failures happen not because of technical gaps, but due to: This lesson solves that by walking you through Step 1 using the 12V Electric Water Pump...
Product Snapshot – DFMEA in Practice (Step-by-Step)
Last Updated: September 6, 2025Before jumping into the step-by-step DFMEA process, it’s essential to clearly understand the product under analysis. This is what we call the Product Snapshot. It sets the foundation for structure, function, and risk analysis in DFMEA. In this lesson, we’ll define: 🚗 What Is the 12V Electric Water Pump (EWP)? A 12V Electric Water Pump...
Customer Communication & Lessons Learned in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Step 7: Results Documentation of the AIAG-VDA 7-Step FMEA approach, FMEA is not just an internal risk assessment tool — it’s also a communication and knowledge management tool. 👉 This lesson addresses two key activities: Together, these ensure that FMEA drives customer confidence, audit compliance, and continuous improvement. 1. Customer Communication in FMEA Why...
FMEA Report (Summary Table)
Last Updated: September 6, 2025n Step 7: Results Documentation of the AIAG-VDA 7-Step FMEA approach, the final deliverable is often an FMEA Report. 👉 The Summary Table in the FMEA Report provides a concise overview of: This summary is especially useful for management reviews, customer submissions, and audits because it highlights the most critical information without going through the...
Step 7 – Results Documentation in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025The final step of the AIAG-VDA 7-Step FMEA methodology is Results Documentation. 👉 This step answers two key questions: Without proper documentation, all the efforts in FMEA — from planning to optimization — risk being lost, repeated, or misunderstood. Objectives of Results Documentation What is Results Documentation in FMEA? 📌 Documentation is not just for...
Tracking & Closing Actions in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Step 6: Optimization of the AIAG-VDA 7-Step FMEA approach, teams define recommended actions to reduce risk. 👉 But an action is only valuable if it is: Tracking & Closing Actions ensures that FMEA is not just a document, but a living risk management tool. What is Action Tracking in FMEA? 📌 Each action must...
Step 6 – Optimization in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Step 5: Risk Analysis, risks were evaluated using Severity (S), Occurrence (O), Detection (D), and Action Priority (AP). 👉 Step 6: Optimization answers the next question:“What actions can we take to reduce or eliminate the risk, and how effective are they?” Optimization is about closing the loop: taking action, verifying effectiveness, and updating the...
Current Detection Controls in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), the AIAG-VDA handbook defines two types of controls: 👉 Current Detection Controls focus on identifying failures, not preventing them. They determine the Detection (D) rating in FMEA. What are Current Detection Controls? 📌 Key Rule: Detection does not prevent a failure — it only improves the chance of...
Current Prevention Controls in FMEA (AIAG-VDA Standard)
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), the AIAG-VDA handbook (2019) distinguishes between two types of controls: 👉 Current Prevention Controls are considered stronger and more effective because they eliminate or reduce the probability of failure causes occurring. They are directly linked to the Occurrence rating in FMEA. What are Current Prevention Controls? 📌 Key...
Risk Evaluation in FMEA
Last Updated: September 6, 2025In Step 5: Risk Analysis of the AIAG-VDA 7-Step FMEA approach, once Severity, Occurrence, and Detection have been rated, the next task is to evaluate the risks. 👉 Risk Evaluation Criteria answer the question:“Do we need to take action, or is the risk acceptable as it is?” The AIAG-VDA standard uses Action Priority (AP) instead...