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7. In evaluating the RPN of an FMEA, activities with the highest RPN
a. have the highest risk and should be of greatest concern.
B. have the lowest risk and should be of least concern.
C. are of equal concern because RPN is unrelated to risk.
8. Inadvertent errors can be prevented by
a. automation.
B. poka yoke (foolproofing).
C. ergonomic design.
D. all the above are useful approaches, depending on the circumstances.
9. Increasing the likelihood of detection
a. increases the RPN.
B. usually increases cost and is useful only as a temporary strategy until the errors
can be prevented.
C. is synonymous with reducing the occurrence rate.
D. all the above are true.
10. A team attempting to reduce the risk associated with a process failure
usually should concentrate on
a. prevention of the errors leading to failure.
B. a system for operating personnel to detect errors after they have occurred.
C. reducing the severity of errors when they occur.
