University of Gujarat

(UOG)
Department of Management
(BBA 2 year)

Assignment #
Course Title: Total Quality Management
Course Code: MGT-408
Submitted to:
Respectable Sir Ajmal
Submitted by:
Muhammad Mansoor
Roll # 19016620-036
Section “A”
Semester 3rd
Date of Submission: December 25, 2020
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a tool for conducting a systematic,
proactive analysis of a process in which harm may occur. In an FMEA, a team
representing all areas of the process under review convenes to predict and record
where, how, and to what extent the system might fail. Then, team members with
appropriate expertise work together to devise improvements to prevent those
failures — especially failures that are likely to occur or would cause severe harm
to patients or staff.

The FMEA tool prompts teams to review, evaluate, and record the following:

 Steps in the process

 Failure modes (What could go wrong?)
 Failure causes (Why would the failure happen?)

 Failure effects (What would be the consequences of each failure?)

Implementation of FMEA process for Electric Water Motor

Water Motors are used for getting out water and they are becoming increasingly
complex and technical, sometimes making it a challenge to keep them running at
peak performance. It’s important to remember that the causes of water motor and
other issues are not confined to a single domain of expertise–both mechanical and
electrical issues can lead to motor failure–and being armed with the right
knowledge can mean the difference between costly downtime and improved asset
uptime.

We should perform FMEA process on design and performance of water motor.

FMEA process highlight the weaknesses in product design and performance
according to needs and requirements of customers and our priority is to make
defect less product and organize continuous improvement efforts on area which
offers great return to company.
 Failure modes of Electric Water Motor
Failure modes based on reviews of customers, simulation testing and experiences.

Product can be failed in the following ways:

Winding insulation breakdown and bearing wear are the two most common causes
of water motor failure. But some other reasons for failure water motor like

 Voltage Imbalance
 Load Shading
 Low Quality Wire Using
 Short Circuit
Failure Mode Failure Failure Likelihood Likelihood Severity Risk Actions to
Causes Effects of of (1-10) Profile Reduce
Occurrenc Detection Number Occurrence
e (1-10) (RPN) of Failure
(1-10)

Voltage Imbalance Bearing Loss of 6 7 4 168 Use three

Damage pump phase
efficiency Electric
Meter
Low Quality Wire Bearing Loss of 10 5 7 350 Use high
Using Damage pump quality
efficiency wire
Short Circuit Damage Pump 5 6 9 270 Use high
Motor failure quality and
Winding proper
cover
winding
insulation

After assigning values, the 3 numbers for each failure mood are multiplied together
in order to get Risk Priority Number (RPN). The RPN shows the priority value to
rank failure modes, highest number demands immediate improvement activity.

As mention above the failure modes have been identified from which No: 2 has
RPN of 350 and therefore the highest priority for process improvement.
We should need to organize improvement activity to reduce the probability of
failure mode contain high RPN that is untimely recharge.

The failure mood and effect analysis model can help the team to focus on
complexity and failure of products. FMEA process is the best tool to identify the
failure moods.

End.