Use of PFMEA methodology as a competitive advantage for the analysis of improvements in an experimental procedure

• Main Authors: Fernando Coelho, Fernanda Cristina Pierre
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2015-12-01
• Series: GEPROS: Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas
• Subjects: Competitive Advantage; Business Excellence.; PFMEA
• Online Access: http://www.gepros.feb.unesp.br/index.php/gepros/article/view/1265/689

The methodology of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), utilized by industries to investigate potential failures, contributes to ensuring the robustness of the project and the manufacturing process, even before production starts. Thus, there is a reduced likelihood of errors, and a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness at high productivity. This occurs through the elimination or reduction of productive problems. In this context, this study is based on the structured application of PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis), associated with other quality tools, in a simulation of the assembly of an electro-pneumatic system. This study was performed at the Experimental Laboratory of the Botucatu Technology Faculty (FATEC), with the support of five undergraduate students from the Technology Industrial Production Course. The methodology applied contributed to the forecast of 24 potential failures and improvements opportunities, investigation of their causes, proving to be a standard that is applicable to any productive process with a gain in efficiency and effectiveness. Therefore, the final strategy was to evaluate and minimize the potential failures, to reduce production costs and to increase the performance of the process.