FRACAS - Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action
This website provides information about the failure reporting
and corrective action system (FRACAS) and how it relates
to reliability and maintainability (RAM) software and analyses.
What is FRACAS?
A Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System
(FRACAS) is used to record all failures and problems related
to a product or process and their associated root causes
and failure analyses in order to assist in identifying and
implementing corrective actions. The idea of a formalized
FRACAS has traditionally been applied to hardware systems
and products, but it can effectively be applied to all types
of products (including software and service) and processes
(i.e., administrative, billing, design, manufacturing, etc.).
The basic measure of FRACAS effectiveness is its ability
to function as a closed-loop coordinated system in the identification
and repair of product and process failures, and the identification,
implementation, and verification of a corrective action
to preclude recurrence of the failure. As a result, early
elimination of failure causes or trends is a major contributor
to reliability growth and continuous process improvement.
FRACAS and Reliability Software
An integral component of an effective FRACAS would depend
on detailed, accurate reliability and maintainability (RAM)
analyses of the product or system. These analyses would
point out the root cause of potential component failure
while the product or system is still in the design phase,
enabling the product manager or design engineer to take
corrective action quickly and cost-effectively.
more information: http://www.fracas-software.com/