A rough TOPSIS Approach for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Uncertain Environments

A rough TOPSIS Approach for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Uncertain Environments

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Article ID: iaor201523835
Volume: 30
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 473
End Page Number: 486
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Journal: Quality and Reliability Engineering International
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: failure modelling, TOPSIS
Abstract:

This study aims at improving the effectiveness of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) technique. FMEA is a widely used technique for identifying and eliminating known or potential failures from system, design, and process. However, in conventional FMEA, risk factors of Severity (S), Occurrence (O), and Detection difficulty (D) are simply multiplied to obtain a crisp risk priority number without considering the subjectivity and vagueness in decision makers’ judgments. Besides, the weights for risk factors S, O, and D are also ignored. As a result, the effectiveness and accuracy of the FMEA are affected. To solve this problem, a novel FMEA approach for obtaining a more rational rank of failure modes is proposed. Basically, two stages of evaluation process are described: the determination of risk factors’ weights and ranking the risk for the failure modes. A rough group ‘Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution’ (TOPSIS) method is used to evaluate the risk of failure mode. The novel approach integrates the strength of rough set theory in handling vagueness and the merit of TOPSIS in modeling multi‐criteria decision making. Finally, an application in steam valve system is provided to demonstrate the potential of the methodology under vague and subjective environment.

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