Figure 1
The flowchart consists of five large, vertical rectangular boxes arranged horizontally and connected by thick rightward-pointing arrows. The first box on the left is labeled “Confirm F M E A Scope”. A horizontal arrow begins from the first box and points rightward to the second rectangular box labeled “Analyze Potential Failure Modes”. A horizontal arrow begins from the second box and points rightward to the third rectangular box labeled “Assessment”. This third box contains three smaller vertically stacked, rounded rectangular boxes labeled from top to bottom as “Severity”, “Detection Rate”, and “Occurrence Rate”. A horizontal arrow begins from the third box and points rightward to the fourth rectangular box labeled “Calculate R P N Value”. A final horizontal arrow begins from the fourth box and points rightward to the fifth rectangular box on the far right labeled “Generate Failure Analysis Report”.The procedure of the traditional FMEA