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10 Citations
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FMEA in Smartphones: A Fuzzy Approach

  • Esmeralda Kadena,
  • Sinan Koçak,
  • Katalin Takács-György and
  • András Keszthelyi

5 February 2022

Smartphones are attracting increasing interest due to how they are revolutionizing our lives. On the other hand, hardware and software failures that occur in them are continually present. This work aims to investigate these failures in a typical smar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,426 Views
15 Pages

PFDA-FMEA, an Integrated Method Improving FMEA Assessment in Product Design

  • Pedro Angel García Aguirre,
  • Luis Pérez-Domínguez,
  • David Luviano-Cruz,
  • Jesús Jaime Solano Noriega,
  • Erwin Martínez Gómez and
  • Mauro Callejas-Cuervo

4 February 2021

Product Design (PD) currently faces challenges in new product development, since the industry is in a rush to introduce new products into the market, with customers demanding products that are faster, cheaper, and free from failure. In addition, glob...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
9,004 Views
17 Pages

A DMAIC Integrated Fuzzy FMEA Model: A Case Study in the Automotive Industry

  • Radu Godina,
  • Beatriz Gomes Rolis Silva and
  • Pedro Espadinha-Cruz

20 April 2021

The growing competitiveness in the automotive industry and the strict standards to which it is subject, require high quality standards. For this, quality tools such as the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) are applied to quantify the risk of p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,394 Views
14 Pages

A Matrix FMEA Analysis of Variable Delivery Vane Pumps

  • Joanna Fabis-Domagala,
  • Mariusz Domagala and
  • Hassan Momeni

21 March 2021

Hydraulic systems are widely used in the aeronautic, machinery, and energy industries. The functions that these systems perform require high reliability, which can be achieved by examining the causes of possible defects and failures and by taking app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,345 Views
27 Pages

28 October 2022

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic approach that focuses on evaluating critical disturbances in a system. However, traditional FMEA has its own drawbacks, such as invalid computations and ambiguous priority definitions, which l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,491 Views
14 Pages

25 August 2022

FMEA is a widely used tool for decades and is also used as an industrial standard. However, there are two main drawbacks of this analysis that have been specified from the beginning. The first one is risk prioritization, which is expressed by a risk...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,333 Views
14 Pages

30 September 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic broke out and the global logistics industry suffered severe losses; therefore, the Fuzzy FMEA-AHP (Fuzzy Failure Mode and Effects Analysis-Analytic Hierarchy Process) method is proposed to analyze the failure reasons of the logi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,021 Views
17 Pages

Risk Assessment of Lift-Jacking Accidents Using FFTA-FMEA

  • Na Xu,
  • Keyi Di,
  • Feifei Liu,
  • Wencheng Zhao and
  • Bo Zhang

20 June 2023

Lift-jacking accidents are one of the five common accidents in the lift field, characterised as a high hazard. In addition, it is difficult to obtain absolute probabilities of risk factors for lift accidents which are ambiguous and uncertain. In orde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,475 Views
16 Pages

29 December 2020

This study uses the logistics center of a large organic retail store in Taiwan to analyze service blueprint and workflow, identifying the potential points of failure and thus serving as a basis for quality improvement. The failure mode and effect ana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,792 Views
17 Pages

10 February 2022

Digitalization of causal domain knowledge is crucial. Especially since the inclusion of causal domain knowledge in the data analysis processes helps to avoid biased results. To extract such knowledge, the Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) documents...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
6,371 Views
22 Pages

16 November 2021

Process equipment and plant maintenance problems are complex in the oil refinery business, since effective maintenance needs to ensure the reliability and availability of the plant. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a risk assessment tool t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,324 Views
16 Pages

A Concept of Risk Prioritization in FMEA Analysis for Fluid Power Systems

  • Joanna Fabis-Domagala,
  • Mariusz Domagala and
  • Hassan Momeni

10 October 2021

FMEA analysis is a tool of quality improvement that has been widely used for decades. Its classical version prioritizes risk of failure by risk priority number (RPN). The RPN is a product of severity (S), occurrence (O), and detection (D), where all...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,539 Views
22 Pages

Identification and Prioritization of Risk Factors in an Electrical Generator Based on the Hybrid FMEA Framework

  • Moath Alrifaey,
  • Tang Sai Hong,
  • Eris Elianddy Supeni,
  • Azizan As’arry and
  • Chun Kit Ang

17 February 2019

The oil and gas industry is looking for ways to accurately identify and prioritize the failure modes (FMs) of the equipment. Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is the most important tool used in the maintenance approach for the prevention of mal...

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  • Open Access

An Intelligent Framework for Implementing AIAG–VDA FMEA and Action Priority (AP) Assessment

  • Alexandru-Vasile Oancea,
  • Laurențiu-Mihai Ionescu,
  • Corneliu Rontescu,
  • Nadia Ionescu,
  • Agnieszka Misztal,
  • Ana-Maria Bogatu,
  • Cosmin Știrbu,
  • Dumitru-Titi Cicic and
  • Elena-Manuela Stanciu

9 March 2026

The paper presents the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) method applied to a process-based case study, together with an approach for implementing the AIAG & VDA harmonized FMEA standard by using modern digital tools. While classical FMEA i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,721 Views
17 Pages

Functional Evaluation Using Fuzzy FMEA for a Non-Invasive Measurer for Methane and Carbone Dioxide

  • Lidilia Cruz-Rivero,
  • María Leonor Méndez-Hernández,
  • Carlos Eusebio Mar-Orozco,
  • Alberto A. Aguilar-Lasserre,
  • Alfonso Barbosa-Moreno and
  • Josué Sánchez-Escobar

20 February 2022

This paper combines the use of two tools: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Fuzzy Logic (FL), to evaluate the functionality of a quantifier prototype of Methane gas (CH4) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2), developed specifically to measure the emiss...

  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
11,920 Views
20 Pages

27 February 2017

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has been proven to be an effective methodology to improve system design reliability. However, the standard approach reveals some weaknesses when applied to wind turbine systems. The conventional criticality as...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
5,594 Views
20 Pages

A Novel FMEA Model Based on Rough BWM and Rough TOPSIS-AL for Risk Assessment

  • Tai-Wu Chang,
  • Huai-Wei Lo,
  • Kai-Ying Chen and
  • James J. H. Liou

20 September 2019

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a risk assessment method that effectively diagnoses a product’s potential failure modes. It is based on expert experience and investigation to determine the potential failure modes of the system or product...

  • Article
  • Open Access
995 Views
18 Pages

Intelligent Operational Risk Management Using the Enhanced FMEA Method and Artificial Intelligence—A Case Study

  • Kinga Ratajszczak,
  • Alexandru-Vasile Oancea,
  • Agnieszka Misztal,
  • Nadia Ionescu,
  • Laurențiu Mihai Ionescu and
  • Anna Wencek

16 December 2025

The main purpose of the article is to demonstrate how large language models (LLMs) can enhance and automate the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) method to improve the identification, assessment, and management of operational risk in modern t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,098 Views
31 Pages

10 November 2022

This paper proposes a qualitative model to overcome the limitations of conventional failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), which does not consider risk mitigation capabilities when prioritizing risks. Failure to consider these capabilities can lea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,045 Views
31 Pages

A Safety Analysis Method for Control Software in Coordination with FMEA and FTA

  • Masakazu Takahashi,
  • Yunarso Anang and
  • Yoshimichi Watanabe

12 February 2021

In this study, we proposed a method to improve the safety level of control software (CSW) by managing the CSW’s design information and safety analysis results, and combining failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA). Here...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,096 Views
20 Pages

1 September 2023

Risk analysis is employed across various domains, including the increasingly vital food supply chain, particularly highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study focuses on applying decomposed fuzzy sets (DFS), a novel extension of intuitionistic f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
173 Views
37 Pages

4 March 2026

This article presents a state-of-the-art review of recent advances aimed at transforming traditional Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) into a more intelligent, data-driven, and semantically enriched process. As engineered systems grow in compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,745 Views
12 Pages

9 November 2018

As a typical tool of risk analysis in practical engineering, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) theory is a well known method for risk prediction and prevention. However, how to quantify the uncertainty of the subjective assessments from FMEA e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
532 Views
24 Pages

2 December 2025

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic risk assessment tool that effectively evaluates the safety and reliability of products prior to their deployment. However, traditional FMEA fails to consider and leverage inherent system-specif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,697 Views
18 Pages

19 December 2024

This paper proposes a novel hybrid model that integrates failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), Rank Order Centroid (ROC), and Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) to improve risk assessment and prioritization of failure modes. A case study in th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
13,270 Views
27 Pages

28 October 2020

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a popular technique in reliability analyses. In a typical FMEA, there are three risk factors for each failure modes: Severity (S), occurrence (O), and detectability (D). These will be included in calculatin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,750 Views
21 Pages

Healthcare Application of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA): Is There Room in the Infectious Disease Setting? A Scoping Review

  • Marco Vecchia,
  • Paolo Sacchi,
  • Lea Nadia Marvulli,
  • Luca Ragazzoni,
  • Alba Muzzi,
  • Lorenzo Polo,
  • Raffaele Bruno and
  • Flavio Salio

Background: Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a valuable risk analysis tool aimed at predicting the potential failures of a system and preventing them from occurring. Since its initial use, it has also recently been applied to the healthcare...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,300 Views
19 Pages

11 May 2023

Although the smart home industry is rapidly emerging, it faces the risk of privacy security that cannot be neglected. As this industry now has a complex combination system involving multiple subjects, it is difficult for the traditional risk assessme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,044 Views
20 Pages

A Proposed Framework for Developing FMEA Method Using Pythagorean Fuzzy CODAS

  • Sara Almeraz-Durán,
  • Luis Asunción Pérez-Domínguez,
  • David Luviano-Cruz,
  • Jesús Israel Hernández Hernández,
  • Roberto Romero López and
  • Delia J. Valle-Rosales

23 November 2021

The purpose of this research article is to develop a hybridization between the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) method and the Combinative Distance-Based Assessment (CODAS) method under Pythagorean Fuzzy environment. The traditional FMEA proce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,418 Views
22 Pages

16 February 2023

Improving products and production processes is necessary to ensure the competitiveness of the organisation. As part of these improvements, the popular approach is to use the FMEA method (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis). In the traditional FMEA appr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,613 Views
27 Pages

17 March 2025

This study proposes a Bayesian failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)-based method for identifying critical faults and guiding maintenance decisions in stacker-automated stereoscopic warehouses, addressing the limited research on whole-machine syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,167 Views
21 Pages

17 April 2023

In today’s global environment, supplier selection is one of the critical strategic decisions made by supply chain management. The supplier selection process involves the evaluation of suppliers based on several criteria, including their core ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,685 Views
20 Pages

A Cascading Delphi Method-Based FMEA Risk Assessment Framework for Surgical Instrument Design: A Case Study of a Fetoscope

  • Wipharat Phokee,
  • Sunisa Chaiklieng,
  • Pornpimon Boriwan,
  • Thanathorn Phoka,
  • Jeroen Vanoirbeek and
  • Surapong Chatpun

30 May 2025

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is crucial for identifying risk reduction opportunities in design. This study aims to aid in the design of sophisticated medical devices by setting guidelines and addressing weaknesses in data collection and ri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
154 Citations
25,323 Views
24 Pages

10 February 2014

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has been extensively used by wind turbine assembly manufacturers for analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing potential/known failure modes. However, several limitations are associated with its practical impleme...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,135 Views
22 Pages

An FMEA Assessment of an HTR-Based Hydrogen Production Plant

  • Lorenzo Damiani,
  • Francesco Novarini and
  • Guglielmo Lomonaco

21 April 2025

The topic of hydrogen as an energy vector is widely discussed in the present literature, being one of the crucial technologies aimed at human carbon footprint reduction. There are different hydrogen production methods. In particular, this paper focus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,855 Views
17 Pages

The failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) method, which estimates the risk levels of systems or components solely based on the multiplication of simple risk rating indices, faces several limitations. These include the risk of inaccurate risk level...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,884 Views
23 Pages

22 October 2020

ISO26262: 2018 is an international functional safety standard for electrical and/or electronic (E/E) systems within road vehicles. It provides appropriate safety requirements for road vehicles to avoid unreasonable residual risk according to automoti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,221 Views
50 Pages

Enhancing Institutional Sustainability Through Process Optimization: A Hybrid Approach Using FMEA and Machine Learning

  • Jose E. Naranjo,
  • Juan S. Alban,
  • Marcos S. Balseca,
  • Diego Fernando Bustamante Villagómez,
  • María Gabriela Mancheno Falconi and
  • Marcelo V. Garcia

7 February 2025

Administrative processes in higher education institutions often encounter inefficiencies, duplication of efforts, and a lack of clarity, which undermine institutional sustainability and user satisfaction. This study introduces a hybrid optimization f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
13,455 Views
15 Pages

21 March 2019

Engineering systems such as energy production facilities, aviation systems, maritime vessels, etc. continue to grow in size and complexity. This growth has made the identification, quantification and mitigation of risks associated with the failure of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
9,520 Views
10 Pages

11 January 2017

In order to effectively analyze, control, and prevent occupational health risk and ensure the reliability of the weight, a method based on FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) and an improved AHP (analytic hierarchy process) model was established...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,433 Views
36 Pages

1 October 2024

This study addresses a significant problem: it is difficult to choose a suitable mobile learning platform effectively since many learning platforms are readily available for users. For this purpose, the study proposes an efficient way to rank and cho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,901 Views
22 Pages

30 December 2024

To address the issue of user empathy throughout the emotional experience process, this study presents a method to evaluate the efficacy of cultural empathy evoked based on fuzzy-FMEA. The method focuses on symbolic culture and creative products, cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,370 Views
13 Pages

Application of the FMEA Tool in an Accredited Testing Laboratory in the Context of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard

  • Peter Blaško,
  • Marek Šolc,
  • Jozef Petrík,
  • Lenka Girmanová and
  • Andrea Blašková

1 March 2023

Organizations and laboratories tend to integrate systems based on risk management. Risk management helps to optimize laboratory processes and information flow, increase valid and reliable results, and make better decisions. This paper describes the d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,379 Views
17 Pages

Fuzzy-FMEA Theory Approach for Prioritizing Supply Chain Nervousness Factors

  • Ghazi M. Magableh,
  • Ahmad A. Mumani,
  • Sinan F. Obaidat and
  • Mahmoud Z. Mistarihi

30 May 2024

Global supply chain shocks and interruptions underscore the importance of supply chain nervousness (SCN). A clear understanding of nervousness in the event of a crisis allows an organization to make a good plan to deal with interruptions and future s...

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  • Open Access
875 Views
16 Pages

16 October 2025

This study investigates the determinants of service demand in the packaging and printing industry, identifying 19 key factors through expert evaluation. These factors were analyzed using the Importance–Satisfaction (I–S) Model to pinpoint...

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  • Open Access
2,093 Views
30 Pages

16 November 2025

Aircraft maintenance delays (AMD) remain a significant challenge in commercial aviation, adversely affecting operational efficiency, flight punctuality, and passenger satisfaction. Despite advancements in maintenance strategies, recurring disruptions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,918 Views
14 Pages

Reliability Analysis of CFRP-Packaged FBG Sensors Using FMEA and FTA Techniques

  • Zheng Liu,
  • Yongjie Li,
  • Nan Zhang,
  • Zhongwei Liang and
  • Fangyi Li

17 November 2021

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP)-packaged fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors are widely used in full-scale structural testing of wind turbine blades (WTBs). However, the specific process to make CFRP-packaged FBG sensors, such as packaging, bon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,407 Views
20 Pages

14 November 2022

Medical examination plays an essential role in most medical treatment processes, and thus, the quality of service relevant to medical examination has great impact on patient satisfaction. The targeted hospital has long been faced with the problem tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,151 Views
17 Pages

Reliability Prediction and FMEA of Loading and Unloading Truss Robot for CNC Punch

  • Kaiyue Zhang,
  • Zhixin Jia,
  • Renpeng Bian,
  • Ketai He and
  • Zhicheng Jia

14 April 2023

Loading and unloading truss robot for computer numerical control (CNC) punch is widely used in the production of sheet metal parts, as its reliability level is directly related to the quality of sheet metal parts. Especially for the automatic sheet m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,540 Views
31 Pages

30 September 2023

In the evolving economic landscape, Industry 4.0 emphasizes strategic planning and operational progress for large enterprises. This transformation relies on smart robotization technologies like AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mo...

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