| Process Control for all your Failure Reporting,
Analysis, and Corrective Action Activities |
 |
|
 |
FEATURES
& BENEFITS
- Flexible corrective action
process
- Reliability analytics
- Web-based, zero-client user
interface
- ISO 9000 compliance
- Customizable workflow
- Six sigma support
- Custom calculations
- ERP integration
- Data connectivity
- Data importing and exporting
capabilities
- Serial numbers
- Reliability growth studies
using Weibull interface
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
 |
|
Ultimate flexibility. Relex FRACAS allows for complete customization of all inputs
and outputs. Built to match your process, Relex FRACAS data entry and output
reports blend effortlessly into existing systems, and, with a few mouse clicks, can
be easily modified as your process changes or evolves. |
 |
|
Reliability analytics. One of the advantages of Relex FRACAS over basic process control
packages is that it combines the process control mechanism with reliability analytics.
By enabling you to obtain the reliability metrics of your system, Relex FRACAS offers an
insightful view of overall system performance. |
| |
| |
 | |
Read these White Papers to learn more about
effective FRACAS systems. |
Failure Reporting,
Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) provide a framework
for controlling corrective action processes. The FRACAS process may
also be referred to as DRACAS (Data Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective
Action System), or PRACA (Problem Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective
Action System), as well as CA (Corrective Action) systems, and other
acronyms. At its core, FRACAS is a comprehensive closed-loop corrective
action system which enables you to collect, quantify, and control
a wide range of incoming incident reports, such as test data, field
data, or repair data. A FRACAS aims to control the process to ensure
that product reliability and quality objectives are met. Relex ® FRACAS
provides a comprehensive framework which supports a broad range of
process management methods based on individual needs and requirements.
Built-in flexibility.
A key strength of the Relex FRACAS architecture is its flexibility,
allowing Relex FRACAS to be adapted to a wide variety of applications.
Relex FRACAS is built around incident (failure) reports, maintenance
(repair) information, and operating time data. Depending upon your
needs, the data collected, maintained, and analyzed is completely
customizable, as is the look and feel of your FRACAS application.
Using either a web or Windows front end, data entry can be done anywhere,
anytime.
Unique reliability
analytics. A unique strength of the Relex FRACAS solution is in
the powerful predictive analytics engine which provides quality and
reliability metrics, and enables you to effectively evaluate your
overall system performance. Providing metrics based on field data,
such as MTBF, Relex FRACAS takes the corrective action process to
a new level of analysis.
The Relex Architect
platform. Relex FRACAS includes all the advanced features of Relex
Architect’s robust, proven framework. A rich user interface is coupled
with innovative features such as the invaluable Project Navigator
for centralized Project control, the Relex Bar for customized one-click
operations, the Task List for quick access to commonly used tasks,
and data filtering for ultimate user control of data views. Comprehensive
reporting capabilities include easy-to-use Report and Graph Wizards
for complete user customization of output reports and graphs. Relex’s
Import/Export Wizard enables you to transfer your Project data to
and from Relex in a variety of popular formats, including Microsoft
Excel ® and Access ® . Additionally, Relex Architect modules are built
on a common database, for optimal product integration and data sharing
capabilities.
Built for the enterprise.
Relex’s Enterprise Edition supports the high performance, scalable
needs of large user bases. Features such as support for Microsoft
SQL Server ® and Oracle ® databases, permission based security, user
and group roles, front end web interfaces, Relex Dashboard for a high-level
overview of system metrics, audit trails for tracking data modifications,
and customizable data connectors insure that Relex meets the needs
of full scale, enterprise-wide teams.
Process efficiency.
The strength of Relex FRACAS resides in its extra features built in
to make your processes more efficient. Workflow capabilities allow
you to define your specific process flow and control when notifications
are sent to appropriate personnel to apprise them of progress and
process flow. The data filtering capabilities are numerous, and enable
you to see snapshots of your system data any way you choose. The Alert
module enables personnel to be automatically notified when user-defined
critical events occur. Relex FRACAS allows you to spot trends early
on, as well as prioritize issues using built-in Pareto analysis, and
track reliability growth of your system. Relex FRACAS offers full
configuration and connectivity options, which Relex’s Professional
Services Implementation Team can help in designing and deploying.
 |
|
 |
| TECHNICAL
HIGHLIGHTS |
Sampling of Process Types
Supported
- 8D process
- Nonconformance
- CAPA
- Reliability analytics
- COPQ improvement
- RMAs
- Customer quality and complaints
- Safety incidents
- Field failures
- Service & support
- Internal quality
- Six sigma
- ISO 9000 compliance
- Software defects
- Maintenance optimization
- Supplier quality
- Manufacturing defects
- Testing issues
- Warranty analytics
Data Entities
- System tree
- Configurations
- Incident reports
- Maintainability reports
- Operating time data
|
Supported Calculations
- Failure Rate
- MTBF
- MTTR
- MTBCF
- MTBM
- Custom MTB calculations
- Availability
- Cost
- User-defined
FRACAS Process Support
- Serial numbers
- Workflow e-mails
- Data connectors
- ERP Integration
- Custom list libraries
- Data filtering
- Alert notifications
Incident Filtering
- Relevant
- Closed
- Chargeable
- User-defined
Data Linkages
- Reliability Prediction
- Weibull
|
Analysis Outputs
- Pareto of top (n) issues per assembly
- Actual MTBF per assembly
- Trend studies
- Lemon identification
- Reliability growth
- Issues per customer
- Issues per supplier
- Maintenance issues per item
- Top (n) warranty cost drivers
- Pareto of top (n) incident causes
- No fault found summary
- Total cost per problem
- Failure review board (FRB)
agenda/minutes
Import/Export Formats
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Text
Graph Types
- Area
- Bar
- Line
- Pareto
- Pie
- Scatter
- Stacking bar
|
Report Formats
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe PDF
- RTF
- HTML
Databases Supported
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL Server Express
- Microsoft Jet Engine (Access compatible)
Enterprise Modules
- Administrator
- Audit trail
- Alerts
- iArchitect
Available Services
- Software module training: instructor-led and online e-learning courses
- Theory training: instructor-led and online e-learning courses
- Professional consulting services
- Web-based RETAIN (online training)
- Expert technical support
- Online customer support center
|
|
| |
|