Vol: 11, Issue: 1 2021

Page: 082-099

Integration of the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Method with the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process to Assess Risks and Determine the Priority of Failure Mode: An Applied Research

Mohammed Sabah Hamad, Harith Yarub Maan

In this research, the failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) were used in order to help identify and evaluate the risks of known and / or potential failure modes in the boiler in the General Company for Textile and Leather Industries in order to eliminate or reduce their impact. The traditional FMEA method determines the risk priority number (RPN) by multiplying the three risk factors (severity, occurrence, and detection). However, this method has been criticized a lot because it contains many defects or limitations. For example, it does not take into account the relative importance of the three risk factors. The (FAHP) technique was used to determine the relative importance of risk factors as well as to overcome the uncertainty problem. The proposed integration model helps increase accuracy in prioritizing the risk of failure modes by eliminating the disadvantages of the conventional method.