Failure Modes and Effects Analysis: An Evaluation of Group versus Individual Performance

Guerrero, Hector; Bradley, James R.

doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2012.01363.x

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“…Other researchers have looked at tools that are used to integrate projects, whether within the context of an information system or not. Most of this work has focused on specific tools such as design structure matrices (Browning 2001), quality function deployment (Griffin and Hauser 1992), or failure mode and effect analysis (Guerrero and Bradley 2013). Finally, a group of researchers have looked specifically at how different forms of communication, such as face-to-face, telephone, e-mail, or videoconferencing, have a differential impact upon the integration of DKWs (McDonough et al 1999, Sosa et al 2002.…”

Section: Information Infrastructure Designmentioning

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Integration of Global Knowledge Networks

Anderson

Parker

2013

Production and Operations Management

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This article surveys the literature and develops a framework for research into the integration of distributed knowledge work (DKW). Knowledge work is considered to be “distributed” whenever key decisions for execution of the project cut across organizational boundaries, as occurs under outsourcing, offshoring, or open‐source arrangements. The growth of such arrangements in recent years is well documented. Nonetheless, research into maintaining the coherence of a DKW project from initiation to customer delivery, often referred to as supply chain integration, project or systems integration, or simply “integration,” is relatively new. We first review the relevant literature from operations, service, and information management, organizational theory, and engineering design, focusing on the key decisions identified by this literature in relation to the contracting, organization, work, and information infrastructure design of a knowledge work project. We then attempt to open the “black box” of integration by inductively organizing these key decisions. Finally, we contrast this approach with prior research frameworks and identify key topics for future study.

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Section: Information Infrastructure Designmentioning

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Integration of Global Knowledge Networks

Anderson

Parker

2013

Production and Operations Management

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“…Our paper is closely related to the literature on systems integration (e.g., Davies and Joglekar , Fine and Whitney , Guerrero and Bradley , Iansiti , MacCormack et al. , MacCormack et al.…”

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Systems Integration and the Dynamics of Partial Outsourcing

Anderson

Jiang

Parker

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Production and Operations Management

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F irms in advanced economies are increasingly outsourcing software and technology development as well as other knowledge work to a worldwide supply base. Standard economic and learning models predict that focal firms should outsource either all or none of a particular activity unless extra resources are required during cyclical demand peaks or access is needed to some tightly appropriable intellectual property. However, recent evidence shows that, even when these exceptions do not apply, many firms pursue a partial outsourcing strategy. We develop a dynamic optimization model to provide a rational explanation for this observation. In our model, learning from prior projects occurs at both the subsystem level and the overall systems level (e.g., systems integration and architecture). Learning at the two levels interacts such that integration capabilities can dynamically build and decay. The model generates conditions where partial outsourcing is rational and dominates the extreme conditions of complete insourcing or complete outsourcing. Our model also specifies the conditions for regime change between insourcing and outsourcing and cycling between insourcing and outsourcing, and overshooting or undershooting the long-run outsourcing target. Furthermore, we show that these results are highly path-dependent under short horizons. The model also provides explanation for interesting questions such as why the rate of outsourcing might be U-shaped in the rate of technological change and why startups so often insource in contrast to more established counterparts in similar industries.

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“…The experimental design was structured to investigate our hypotheses in Section “.” The responses of groups rather than individuals were considered because Guerrero and Bradley (2011) have shown that group FMEA rankings using RPN more closely replicate experts’ rankings than do individuals’ FMEA rankings. The groups were composed of MBA students who were studying FMEA in a core operations course.…”

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An Alternative FMEA Method for Simple and Accurate Ranking of Failure Modes

Bradley

Guerrero

2011

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Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a methodology for prioritizing actions to mitigate the effects of failures in products and processes. Although originally used by product designers, FMEA is currently more widely used in industry in Six Sigma quality improvement efforts. Two prominent criticisms of the traditional application of FMEA are that the risk priority number (RPN) used to rank failure modes is an invalid measure according to measurement theory, and that the RPN does not weight the three decision criteria used in FMEA. Various methods have been proposed to mitigate these concerns, including many using fuzzy logic. We develop a new ranking method in this article using a data-elicitation technique. Furthermore, we develop an efficient means of eliciting data to reduce the effort associated with the new method. Subsequently, we conduct an experimental study to evaluate that proposed method against the traditional method using RPN and against an approach using fuzzy logic.

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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis: An Evaluation of Group versus Individual Performance

Cited by 47 publications

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Integration of Global Knowledge Networks

Integration of Global Knowledge Networks

Systems Integration and the Dynamics of Partial Outsourcing

An Alternative FMEA Method for Simple and Accurate Ranking of Failure Modes

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