A CASE STUDY OF FAILURE REPORTING ANALYSIS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION SYSTEM (FRACAS) FOR MEDICAL OXYGEN PLANT (MOP).

Failure reporting analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS) is used during the development, manufacturing and deployment stages of a product. It helps in the knowledge process to learn about the root cause of failure through failure analysis and then implement the required corrective action. The objective of this research is to propose a productivity-oriented FRACAS framework and to determine its usefulness at a manufacturer site for medical oxygen plant (MOP). MOP is a spin-off technology of the onboard oxygen generating system (OOGS) used in defence fighter aircrafts. During implementation, the FRACAS framework was found to have effectiveness of 89%, with testing failure rate being reduced significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]