Component Analysis Using a Computer and Group Techniques

This paper describes the role of a computer and group failure analysis techniques in performing component failure analysis for a large manufacturing facility. The computer permits the storage of information pertaining to all component failures, the manipulation of the information to show past and present failure trends, and the availability of each failed component. The group analysis technique allows for the maximum number of failures to be analyzed in a minimum amount of time per component, and it presents the failure data in a highly visible manner, helping to pinpoint failure causes.