ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) — Question 63

Failure mode, effect, and criticality analysis, (FMECA) is primarily for the purpose of

Answer options

• A. Learning as much about the item as possible after qualification test.
• B. Determining the way an item will most likely fail to help obtain design and procedural safeguards against such failures.
• C. Determining, by extensive analysis, the reliability of an item.
• D. Determining the cause of a failure, by dissecting the item, to help obtain corrective action.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because FMECA focuses on identifying potential failure modes to improve design and procedural safeguards. Options A, C, and D, while related to understanding items and failures, do not capture the proactive approach of FMECA in preventing failures through analysis.