Success Story: FMEA-Integration mit IBM Engineering

Success Story: 20 % Zeitersparnis durch die Integration von FMEA in die Engineering-Umgebung   

Projektinhalt und Kurzbeschreibung

Die Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) dient der Erkennung und Visualisierung von vermeidbaren Risiken bei der Herstellung eines Produktes. In einer frühen Entwicklungsphase angewendet, hilft FMEA, hohe Fehlerfolgekosten während der Produktion zu vermeiden oder erheblich zu reduzieren. Häufig werden eigenständige FMEA-Softwaretools in Kombination mit weiteren gängigen Tools eingesetzt. Ein großer Nachteil dieser Tool-Mix-Nutzung ist der manuelle Datenaustausch, der mit einem hohen Aufwand verbunden ist. GADV hat für eine marktführende FMEA-Software eine nahtlose Integration in das Engineering Lifecycle Management von IBM bei einem globalen Automobilzulieferer entwickelt. Die zahlreichen automatisierten Prozesse und nützlichen Funktionen vermeiden unnötige Mehraufwände in diesem Bereich.

Kundenanforderungen

Integration of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) into the development area (ALM/PLM).

Integration of the widely used FMEA stand-alone software into the existing IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management to avoid unnecessary duplication of work.

Addition of functions such as versioning, variant management and access rights.

Long-term archiving of FMEAs and accompanying documents.

Monitoring of assigned actions and measures.

Mapping of defined workflows and associated approval processes.

Additional overview options for FMEAs as well as evaluation and search options

Lösung

The following measures were implemented to integrate the FMEA software:

Integration of FMEA software into IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM).

Automated bi-directional connection of the FMEA tool via the GADV interface.

The GADV solution includes the following key features:

Versioning of individual FMEAs during the processing phase.

Variant management and summary of FMEAs for product variants.

Fully automated archiving of the associated documents.

Automated evaluation and monitoring of assigned actions and measures.

Workflow mapping including approval processes.

Interfaces to other applications such as product databases and key performance indicator management.

Diverse evaluation, search and filter functions across all FMEA

Value für den Kunden

By integrating and automating FMEAs and processes in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, the following benefits were achieved:

20% time savings.

Integration of autonomously operating FMEA tools into systems engineering tool landscapes.

More agile processes.

Effective verification and compliance with standards and specifications in the area of safety and risk analysis.

Overview of the FMEA dates to be monitored and more transparency about results.

Reduction of many previously necessary manual interventions and inputs, as well as avoidance of handling errors. Improved collaboration through personalized task assignment.

Compliance with standards, test specifications and new regulations without additional effort.

The integration between FMEA and engineering forms the basis for traceability, impact analyses and compliance with standards and specifications, such as automotive ISO 26262, SOTIF (Safety Of The Intended Functionality), Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), IEC 61508 and other standards.