Fault tree analysis

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Fault tree analysis is an aid in the design of preventive countermeasures that traces all possible combinations of causes that could lead to a particular failure.

Definition

According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),

Fault tree analysis. An aid in the design of preventive countermeasures that traces all possible combinations of causes that could lead to a particular failure.