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December 2022
Failure mode and effects analysis
Ford completes final stage of multiple-stage compliance deadlines for specific FMEA software requirements.
July 2022
Failure mode and effects analysis
Ford begins first stage of multiple-stage compliance deadlines for specific FMEA software requirements.
2019
Failure mode and effects analysis
The AIAG / VDA FMEA handbook replaced the traditional Risk Priority Number (RPN) approach with a new Action Priority (AP) method to address ranking limitations in failure mode analysis.
2019
Failure mode and effects analysis
AIAG / VDA FMEA Handbook is published, harmonizing previous FMEA standards from AIAG, VDA, SAE, and other method descriptions.
2016
Failure mode and effects analysis
Release of IATF 16949:2016, an international quality standard requiring companies to have an organization-specific documented FMEA process.
2010
Failure mode and effects analysis
Neural network techniques were first suggested as a method to cluster and visualize failure modes in FMEA, offering an alternative approach to the traditional worksheet format.

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