A Systems Approach to Failure Modes, Mechanisms, Effects ...
Indeed, the origins of FMEA can be traced back to the US military standard MIL-P-1629 (1949) which describes the process for conducting a "Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis" (FMECA). It is indeed a misconception that FMEA and FMECA are different. Originally, they were; FMEA did what its name suggests: it identified