Research Article

A Modified Model of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Based on Generalized Evidence Theory

Table 1

Suggested criteria of rating for occurrence of a failure in FME [11, 53].

Rating Probability of occurrencePossible failure rate

10Extremely high: failure almost inevitable≥1/2
9Very high1/3
8Repeated failures1/8
7High1/20
6Moderately high1/80
5Moderate1/400
4Relatively low1/2000
3Low1/15000
2Remote1/150000
1Nearly impossible≤1/1500000