Multi-response failure mode and effects analysis

Multi-response FMEA extends classical Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to systems or processes where each failure mode produces effects across multiple quality characteristics or response variables simultaneously. Rather than assigning a single Risk Priority Number (RPN), it evaluates severity, occurrence, and detectability for each response dimension, then integrates these ratings — often via multi-criteria scoring or weighted aggregation — to obtain a holistic risk ranking that captures the full consequence profile of each failure mode.