Use FMEA to Prevent the Next Receiving Error

Receiving has mislabeled left-hand and right-hand brackets three times in one quarter. The wrong part can reach assembly because labels look similar and inspection checks quantity, not orientation. FMEA ranks failure modes by severity, occurrence, and detection so the team can prioritize preventive controls. The common trap is adding a reminder after every error. Reminders rarely reduce occurrence or improve detection when the process design still allows the same miss. Failure mode Wrong-hand bracket is labeled and stored as the opposite hand. Define the failure in process terms so the control can target it. Effect Wrong bracket may be kitted…

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