Goodland, JCampean, IVictory, JCaunce, A2015-09-252015-09-252013-09-19Goodland J., Campean I., Victory J. and Caunce A. (2013). Towards the development of a manufacturing failure mode avoidance framework for aerospace manufacturing. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013), Cranfield University, UK, 19th – 20th September 2013, pp 605-6109781907413230http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9517A process based management strategy is crucial to enable productivity and cost effectiveness enhancement in high value manufacturing. This paper introduces a Manufacturing Failure Mode Avoidance (MFMA) framework based on four high level steps, underpinned by a series of structured tools to support a structured function-based decomposition of complex manufacturing processes and a continuous flow of information towards the development of robust control plans. The approach draws from experience from the automotive industry where Failure Mode Avoidance (FMA) has been adopted as a strategy to achieve a step change in the effectiveness of business and engineering processes associated with the product creation process. The paper illustrates a pilot implementation of the MFMA framework on a case study for the manufacturing of an aerospace component, followed by a discussion of the broader applicability of the framework and directions for further work.enFailure Mode AvoidanceProcess FMEARobust Process Control PlanningConference paper