A team planning for the market launch of a new video game has employed FMEA to assess the relative importance of possible risks. One risk they identified, failure of the logistics system to deliver games to key retailers by the promised date, produced the following scores based on team input:
$\begin{array}{ll}
\text { Severity: } & 9 \
\text { Likelihood: } & 5 \
\text { Detection Difficulty: } & 1
\end{array}$
The RPN for this risk would be:
A) 45
B) 15
C) 9
D) 450
E) 44

Question

A team planning for the market launch of a new video game has employed FMEA to assess the relative importance of possible risks. One risk they identified, failure of the logistics system to deliver games to key retailers by the promised date, produced the following scores based on team input:
 $\begin{array}{ll}
\text { Severity: } & 9 \
\text { Likelihood: } & 5 \
\text { Detection Difficulty: } & 1
\end{array}$ 
The RPN for this risk would be: 
A) 45
B) 15
C) 9
D) 450
E) 44

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Risk Priority Number (RPN) is calculated by multiplying the scores for Severity, Likelihood, and Detection Difficulty: $9 \times 5 \times 1 = 45$.

A Team Planning for the Market Launch of a New Severity: 9 Likelihood: 5 Detection Difficulty: 1\begin{array}{ll}\text { Severity: } & 9 \\\text { Likelihood: } & 5 \\\text { Detection Difficulty: } & 1\end{array} Severity: Likelihood: Detection Difficulty: ​951​

A Team Planning for the Market Launch of a New $\begin{array}{ll}\text { Severity: } & 9 \\\text { Likelihood: } & 5 \\\text { Detection Difficulty: } & 1\end{array}$