Variants and reusing concepts

Open group seminars

Maintain similar variants efficiently in the FMEA + tips for skilful reuse

Seminar content at a glance

  • Efficiently map similar products/processes with variants

  • Benefits and limits of FMEA templates (basic FMEA, generic FMEA, etc.)

  • Working across structures

Particularly in the case of a very similar design or a very similar manufacturing process for different products or components, the question arises as to how you can skilfully use this fact in the FMEA. Your FMEA participants will also give you a hint along the lines of: "This is identical to FMEA XYZ, why do we have to work this out again here?"

The seminar will introduce you to several procedures and concepts so that you can create and maintain your FMEA with as little effort as possible in the future.

Target group

The seminar is aimed at FMEA managers who have to create FMEAs for similar products and/or processes and are looking for a low-effort solution.

Prior knowledge

Knowledge of methods and experience with FMEA according to AIAG/VDA as well as confident handling of the basic functionalities of IQ software

This knowledge is taught in the Two-in-One seminar.

Services

Experienced APIS trainer

Good support ratio due to limited number of participants

Temporary IQ training licence

Seminar documentation

Seminar contents and procedure

Seminar content: Working with variants

  • Introduction to the variant concept with the three configuration options

  • Creation of structure variants

  • Option 1: Show/hide objects with the Variants Matrix

  • Option 2: Utilisation and maintenance of variant-specific values with Object Inspector

  • Option 3: Variant-specific net connections

  • Compare variants with each other

  • Tips & tricks for variants

Seminar content: FMEA templates and reuse concepts

Introduction to FMEA templates

  • What is an FMEA template?

  • What are the limits of an FMEA template?

  • Determining a sensible level of detail for an FMEA template

Reuse concepts from practice

  • Presentation of reuse concepts with their advantages/disadvantages

  • Discussion

Seminar content: Working across structures

  • Creation of net links across several structures

  • Creation of forms (e.g. FMEA form) across several structures

  • Variants Transition Matrix for cross-structure nets and forms

  • Use (type) catalogue entries across several structures

Seminar schedule/times

In-classroom: 1 day

  • 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Live-Online: 2 morning sessions

  • Session 1 to 2: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm each day

Inhouse:
Seminar times for in-classroom or online by individual arrangement