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Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: FMEA from Theory to Execution

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Stamatis has written the most comprehensive reference available on FMEA. However, much of the information in the book is repeated multiple times. The book does not contain much theory on FMEA and does not include the history of FMEA.

This book does not serve as a good introduction to FMEA--Stamatis seems to assume that the reader already has a solid understanding of FMEA. If you want a helpful introduction to FMEA, I suggest you buy The Basics of FMEA by McDermott, Mikulak, and Beauregard.

The book consists of 13 chapters. The first chapter covers the legal approach to liability. Chapter 2 provides a general overview of FMEA. Chapter 3 is a glossary of terms. Chapter 4 talks about how teams use FMEA. Stamatis asserts that there are four types of FMEA: system, design, process, and service and these types are covered in the next four chapters. Stamatis also includes chapters on the use of FMEA in these industries: electromechanical, computers, semiconductors, and medical devices. The remaining chapter discusses ISO 9000.

This book might have been twice as helpful if it had been half as long.

While the material discussed is ok, I found it hard to justify the cost of the book. There seemed to be much redundancy in the book as well. It would have been wonderful if the author had finished what he wanted to say in half as many pages. As a seminar leader, instructor, and practitioner, I find it hard to recommend

This is the second time I bought the same book from Stamatis.
The first one I gave to one friend. He push me do give it as a gift.
This second edition is far better.

Understand is the key for a successful world class strategy. Inside you world class strategy you need know all about your equipments, process and systems failure modes, this is a useful and practical tool. This books give us several forms, checklists, and sample guidelines, case examples, and a very interesting summary of mathematical formulae and tools used in FMEA.

By other hand, this book includes the ISO 9000 quality standards, and the legal need for FMEA, and have a practical approach to services industries and electromechanical, computer, and medical device industries.