Análise dos modos de falha e seus efeitos (FMEA): Uma avaliação das publicações em periódicos nacionais e internacionais

Abstract

Reliability has become extremely important for customers and companies. For customers, it relates to their satisfaction and for companies to ensure their stability in the competitive market. Based on this, companies are using quality tools to increase the reliability of the traded goods. One of these tools is Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), which identifies potential failure modes of a product or a process. This article has as justification the requirement of a correct quality management in the companies and aims to map the FMEA applications that have been made in recent years, besides serving as the basis for the incentive of scientific publications in this research field. The work proposes an embracing analysis of the FMEA study from 2000 to 2016. The bibliometric analysis allowed highlight that emerging countries have more publications in this area than developed countries and that there are more applications related to product FMEA. An analysis more deepened of articles allowed to do a study on the modeling, application and combination of FMEA with other tools. Studies can be intensified and developed in this area to improve comprehension of the subject and help in the responses to companies’ failure.