Stamatis, a consultant specializing in management, organizational development, and quality science applications, presents a pocket guide to evaluating risk in companies by using failure mode
and effect analysis (FMEA). He summarizes risk; reliability; the prerequisites, definition, need, benefits, types, and process of FMEA, as well as understanding customers and their needs;
robustness; the FMEA form and rankings; health FMEA; failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA); control plans; linkages; tools; troubleshooting, common concerns related to team
and procedural problems and institutionalizing FMEA in the company; FMEA in automotive, aerospace, software, and chemical/pharmaceutical industries; and ISO (International Organization for
Standardization), Six Sigma, Lean, and FMEA. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
