The Challenge of Deploying Failure Modes and Effects Analysis in Complex System Applications—Quantification and Analysis

Sustainability

Mansoor Alruqi¹  Martin Baumers²  David T. Branson²  Sourafel Girma³ 

[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Shaqra University, Ar Riyadh 11911, Saudi Arabia;Faculty of Engineering, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK;School of Economics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK;

关键词: FMEA;    co-adoption;    level of challenge;    Fault Tree Analysis;    Axiomatic Design;    sustainable practices;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su14031397

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic approach for evaluating failure modes in a system. However, its current implementation in complex systems is marred by high resource requirements, a lack of available data and difficulty of deployment. Consequently, attempts to integrate FMEA with other systematic methodologies have yielded unclear outcomes. Therefore, this paper used a score-based metric and applied the ordered probit model to empirically identify challenges associated with deploying FMEA and these attempts’ impact on FMEA applications as well as the influence of other organisational parameters. Our findings reveal that Fault Tree Analysis and Axiomatic Design methodologies reduced the perceived level of challenge significantly in the investigated sample. Our research outcome is of value to the practitioner community by showing that the level of challenge associated with FMEA deployment appears independent of organisational parameters, and that such a co-adoption of complementary methodologies in complex systems can reduce this challenge.

【 授权许可】

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