Professional articles "Knowledge is the resource of the future!" (Winfried Dietz)
  • Efficiently Managing Knowledge with FMEA

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  • Holistic safety and risk assessment - possible uses of an ERP-integrated FMEA in SAP

    from Dr. Gerhard Kicherer, KTT UG Description of the advantages and flexible application options of an ERP-integrated FMEA for the integrated, holistic safety and risk assessment of products, processes and the reliability of systems, equipment and tools in SAP. Holistic safety and risk assessment with an ERP-integrated FMEA in SAP; Flexible application options of an SAP ERP-integrated FMEA in the sense of a risk-based closed-loop inspection planning for Product and processes, SAP closed-loop RCM solution, SAP closed-loop TPM solution as well as for Introduction and implementation of an HACCP concept in SAP.

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  • FMEA as a modular system in the international context

    FMEA present content with a high generic proportion. Generic in the sense that their content can in part be adopted for different products in one product family. In no cases are risks ever generic! Risks should always be viewed specifically in the context of the individual project, the specific application, and the detailed technical solution in question. And yet, rather than always redeveloping the generic part, it makes sense to keep coming back to it. In this text I outline a possible approach and a data strategy that enable generic content to be used without sacrificing the ability to specifically assess risks.

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  • FMEA-MSR task priority – Considerations for deriving the TP table

    from Wolfgang Hinrichs Sensible or nonsensical? Well or poorly thought out? Why do the TP ratings for B=9 and B=10 differ in the FMEA for monitoring and system response?

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  • P-Diagram and FMEA – Contradiction or symbiosis?

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  • Clever cost reduction with set-up time optimisation

    by Lothar Bildhäuser Faster, bigger, more flexible, better - in times of globalisation, digitalisation and increasing cost and competitive pressure, anyone who wants to survive in the market must be active and clever at the same time. But what does this mean in concrete terms for manufacturing companies? What challenges do they have to face? And what opportunities are there to help you stand out from the competition?

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