Developed with a global team of automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier subject matter experts, the new AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook incorporates best practices from both AIAG and VDA methodologies into a harmonized, structured approach.

In addition to making it easier for suppliers to meet their customers’ needs during the FMEA development process, the handbook features major changes such as a new process for FMEA development – the 7-Step Approach – and a new chapter on Supplemental FMEA for Monitoring and System Response (FMEA-MSR). Additional important changes include the following:

• Totally revised Severity, Occurrence and Detection Tables.
• The Action Priority (AP) methodology and Tables to replace RPN.
• New Form Sheets (spreadsheet users) and Software Report Views (software users).
• Change point highlights from both the AIAG 4th edition FMEA Manual and the VDA Volume 4 FMEA Manual.

From the increased focus on function-based FMEAs to the additional tools and guidance provided to support a more robust methodology, the new handbook provides consistent direction and guidance to all automotive suppliers. Get your copy today!

Developed with a global team of automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier subject matter experts, it incorporates best practices from both AIAG and VDA methodologies into a harmonized, structured approach.

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These courses will assist you in transitioning from the AIAG FMEA 4th Edition to the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook. Open-enrollment, instructor-led training will be held at AIAG training facilities, but you can also schedule onsite training at your organization.

This eLearning course provides participants with a clear understanding of the major changes in the FMEA process and toolset that are described in the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook.

Be able to execute a PFMEA applying the 7-Step Approach, evaluate the consistency in PFMEA application, measure the effectiveness and efficiency of PFMEA within your organization with linkage to the Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ), and develop an implementation plan for your organization to adopt the AIAG & VDA FMEA.

Applying the 7-Step Approach, evaluate the consistency of DFMEA applications, measure the effectiveness and efficiency of DFMEA within your organization, and develop an action plan for your organization to adopt the AIAG & VDA FMEA.

This 1-day seminar will walk through the fundamentals of Reverse FMEA, giving you a sound foundation for what the methodology is, and demystify the Reverse FMEA process by showing you that many of the things included in the Reverse FMEA are already being performed inside your organization, it is just a matter of clearly identifying what the methodology is asking you to do.

Certification in the AIAG & VDA Handbook PFMEA methodology highlights an individual’s PFMEA proficiency. This certification exam is tailored for PFMEA practitioners and does not contain either DFMEA specific content or content from AIAG’s FMEA 4th Edition.

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