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causes of, 110–11

controls for, 111

defined, 110

design to eliminate, 115, 118

distribution function, 205

effects of, 111

global, 111

instantaneous rate, 206

local, 111

of machine, 117

modes, 197

Failure mode

analysis (FMA), 112

and critical analysis (FMCA), 106, 109, 112

Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)

benefits of, 109

compared to other tools, 111–13

completing an FMEA, 122–23

as continual improvement practice, 6

defined, 106

for design, 114–15, 189

in DFSS training, 264

in DMAIC model, 38, 39

forms, 118, 119

guidelines, 118, 120–21

inherent failure mechanisms, 108

prerequisites, 107

problem complexity and, 106

for processes, 8, 115–18

recommended action, 121–22

RPN in, 121

in service domain, 236

team, 114

vocabulary of, 109–11

See also Failure

Fault tree analysis (FTA), 109, 111–12, 189, 236

Faulty product, 109

FDA, 111

Feedback, 24–26

Final yield, 13, 22

First

pass yield formula, 22

time yield, 13

5Ms (machine, material, method, measurement, manpower), 35

5Ss (sorting, storage, shining, standardizing, sustaining), 103, 105

Focus groups, 28

Ford Motor Company, 1, 5, 175

Formulas for six sigma, 11–13, 22

Frequency

curve, 57

distribution, 57–59, 60

histogram, 34, 57, 59, 63

polygon, 57

Function

structures, 206–9

trees, 156