Citation (IEEE): Ford Motor Company, FMEA Handbook, Version 4.1. Dearborn, MI, USA: Ford Motor Company, Feb. 2004.
What it argues
A corporate reference manual for conducting failure mode and effects analysis on designs, manufacturing processes and machinery, aligned with the automotive industry’s SAE guidance. It explains how to define the scope, list functions and failure modes, rate severity, occurrence and detection, prioritize, and drive recommended actions to closure, with worked examples. It treats FMEA as a living, team-based document that is updated as the design matures.