Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards
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In automotive Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), risk is most formally assessed during which phase?
Answer: Phase 1: Plan and Define Program
Phase 1 (Plan and Define) is where initial risk identification occurs through lessons-learned reviews, benchmarking, and feasibility assessments that shape the entire program risk posture.
A 'containment action' in automotive quality risk response differs from a corrective action in that it:
Answer: Provides immediate protection to customers while root cause investigation proceeds
Containment is a temporary stop-gap measure—such as 100% inspection or hold at port—designed to prevent non-conforming product from reaching customers while the permanent fix is developed.
Which of the following best describes a 'quantitative risk assessment' compared to a qualitative one in automotive engineering?
Answer: It assigns numerical values to probability and consequence to calculate expected monetary loss or failure rate
Quantitative risk assessment uses numerical data—failure rates, cost models, Monte Carlo simulations—to produce statistical estimates of risk impact, enabling cost-benefit analysis of mitigations.
A vehicle manufacturer implements a geometric tolerance stack-up analysis during design to specifically mitigate which risk?
Answer: Assembly fit and function failures caused by cumulative dimensional variation
Tolerance stack-up analysis predicts worst-case and statistical assembly conditions from individual part tolerances, reducing the risk that components won't fit or function correctly in production.
In automotive cybersecurity, a 'TARA' (Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment) output is used to:
Answer: Identify cybersecurity goals and risk treatment decisions for vehicle systems
TARA, required by ISO/SAE 21434, systematically identifies threat scenarios, assesses their risk levels, and produces cybersecurity goals that drive the design of protective measures.
The 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation is useful in automotive safety risk management because it illustrates:
Answer: How multiple layers of defense with overlapping weaknesses can align to allow a hazard to cause harm
The Swiss Cheese Model shows that accidents occur when holes in multiple defensive layers (design, manufacturing, inspection, operation) momentarily align, allowing a hazard to pass through all defenses.
A 'design freeze' milestone in an automotive program primarily reduces schedule risk by:
Answer: Locking design intent so tooling, testing, and supplier activities can proceed without costly rework
Design freeze stabilizes the engineering specification so downstream activities—tool fabrication, supplier sourcing, validation testing—can be executed in parallel without constant redesign disruption.