Sheet1
Cause and Effect
                                                                      Matrix
                       Rating of
                     Importance to
                       Customer
                                           1             2             3             4             5             6             7             8             9           10            11           12             13            14            15
                                     Requirement
                                                   Requirement
                                                                 Requirement
                                                                               Requirement
                                                                                             Requirement
                                                                                                           Requirement
                                                                                                                         Requirement
                                                                                                                                       Requirement
                                                                                                                                                     Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                   Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                 Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                               Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Requirement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Total
        Process Step Process Input
 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0
Total
                                        0
                     Lower Spec
                     Target
                     Upper Spec
                       This table provides the initial input to the FMEA. When each of the output variables
                       (requirements) are not correct, that represents potential "EFFECTS". When each input variable
                       is not correct, that represents "Failure Modes".
                       1. List the Key Process Output Variables
                       2. Rate each variable on a 1-to-10 scale to importantance to the customer
                       3. List Key Process Input Variables
                       4. Rate each variables relationship to each output variable on a 1-to-10 scale
                       5. Select the top input variables to start the FMEA process; Determine how each selected input
                       varable can "go wrong" and place that in the Failure Mode column of the FMEA.
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