3. Warning - Limitations
Although widely used, it would be totally inaccurate to claim that FMECA is a universal tool. Let's look at some of the method's limitations:
the quality of a FMEA depends entirely on the quality of the studies carried out upstream, and in particular the functional analysis. It also depends on the quality of communication within the working group;
As a matter of principle, failure mode analysis tends towards exhaustiveness, which is why it is important to specify the limits of the study;
the method is admittedly somewhat cumbersome, both in terms of the volume of documentation required and the time spent on analysis (a day's analysis is required for a device comprising between 10 and 15 components and/or organs);
In all cases, it is best to...
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Standardization
French standards http://www.afnor.fr
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