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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is used to identify, estimate, prioritize, and reduce the risk of failure in CTQs through the development of countermeasures based on Xs. There are 10 steps to conducting a FMEA. First, team members identify the critical parameters and their potential failure modes through brainstorming or other tools, that is, ways in which the design might fail (columns 1 and 2 of the table below). Second, team members identify the potential effect of each failure (consequences of that failure) and rate its severity (columns 3 and 4 of the table below). The definition of the severity scale is shown below. Third, team members identify causes of the effects and rate their likelihood of occurrence (columns 5 and 6 of the table below). The definition of the likelihood of occurrence scale is shown below. Fifth, team members identify the current controls for detecting each failure mode and rate the organization's ability to detect each failure mode (columns 7 and 8 of the table below). The definition of the detection scale is shown below.

Sixth, team members calculate the RPN (Risk Priority Number) for each failure mode by multiplying the values in columns 4, 6 and 8 (column 9 of the table below). Seventh, team members identify recommended actions and contingency plans, persons responsible, and target completion dates for reducing or eliminating each failure mode (columns 10 and 11 of the table below). Eight, team members identify the date the action was taken to reduce or eliminate each failure mode (column 12 of the table below). Ninth, team members rank the severity (column 12 of the table below), occurrence (column 13 of the table below) and detection (column 14 of the table below) of each failure mode after the recommended action (column 10 of the table below) has been put into motion. Tenth, team members multiple the values in columns 13, 14 and 15 of the table below to calculate the RPN (Risk Priority Number) for each failure mode after the recommended action (column 16 of the table below) has been put into motion.

Correct Answer: D

Correct Answer: D

Correct Answer: B

Correct Answer: C