Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) is a systematic method for evaluating a design to identify potential failure modes, their causes, and effects, and to prioritize the actions to mitigate these failures.
* Identify Personnel Responsible for Implementation:
* While important for action plans, it is not the primary focus of DFMEA.
* Predict Failure Frequencies:
* DFMEA does consider failure frequencies, but the primary goal is to address and mitigate failures.
* Minimize Measurement Variation:
* This is more relevant to process control and not the primary focus of DFMEA.
* Mitigate Failure Modes:
* The main objective of DFMEA is to identify potential failure modes and implement actions to reduce or eliminate the risks associated with these failures.
* This involves analyzing the design to foresee where it might fail and taking preventive measures
* to improve reliability and safety.
References: Quality engineering and risk management texts, specifically those discussing the principles and objectives of DFMEA.