Standard Training Classes/Workshops

RAMS

Effective Service FMEA Implementation and Use

(Note: Training offered in both class and workshop format)

Objectives

  1. (Class, Workshop)

    Give attendees an in depth knowledge of how the Process FMEA and Process Control Plan are used to deliver improved service while reducing risk.

  2. (Workshop)

    Make significant progress if not complete the development of Process FMEA and Process Control Plan for delivered service chosen for the workshop.

Who Should Attend

  1. All personnel who are responsible for delivery of a service.

Prerequisites

  1. Attendees must have knowledge of the service that they choose to use for the workshop.
  2. Experts in the maintenance and operation of any equipment used in the delivery of the service must be present to successfully develop the Process FMEA and Process Control Plan.

Duration

  1. Class Duration: 1 day;
  2. Workshop Duration: 2-3 days depending on service selected.

Overview

  1. Introduction:
    1. The role of the Process FMEA and Process Control Plan in the service delivery process;
    2. Linkages between the Process FMEA and Process Control Plan;
    3. Who should participate in the Process FMEA.
  2. How to Perform a Process FMEA:
    1. Seven step process for creating a Process Flow diagram;
    2. Three types of Failure Modes in a Process FMEA on a service;
    3. Two elements that every Failure Mode must contain;
    4. Failure mode effects;
    5. How to determine Severity (SEV) ratings in two minutes or less;
    6. Three most common mistakes when filling out the Failure Cause column;
    7. Nine sources of process variation that must be considered when filling out the Failure Cause column;
    8. How to determine Occurrence (OCC) ratings in 15 seconds or less;
    9. The difference between prevention and detection controls;
    10. How to determine Detection (DET) ratings in 15 seconds or less;
    11. How to calculate the Risk Priority Number (RPN) and why it should be rarely used to determine what to work on;
    12. How to determine Class designations in the Process FMEA and their importance in determining issues that are the source of the greatest risk;
    13. The impact of class designations in the Process FMEA on the Process Control Plan;
    14. The only allowable types of Recommended Actions.
  3. How to Construct a Process Control Plan:
    1. The purpose of the Process Control Plan;
    2. How the Process FMEA can be used to assist in filling out the Process Control Plan;
    3. Why a properly constructed Process Control Plan normally has 10 entries in the Process Characteristic Column for each entry in the Product Characteristic Column;
    4. How to use the Process Control Plan.
  4. Closing
    1. Alternate uses of the information contained in the Process FMEA;
    2. Obstacles to implementing Process FMEAs and Process Control Plans for services effectively.



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Todd GrossTodd Gross, VP of Global Quality
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