%0 Journal Article %A K. Knüppel and G. Meyer and P. Nyhuis %D 2014 %J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 86, 2014 %T A Universal Approach to Categorize Failures in Production %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997306 %V 86 %X The increasing interconnectedness and complexity of production processes raise the susceptibility of production systems to failure. Therefore, the ability to respond quickly to failures is increasingly becoming a competitive factor. The research project "Sustainable failure management in manufacturing SMEs" is developing a methodology to identify failures in the production and select preventive and reactive measures in order to correct failures and to establish sustainable failure management systems. %P 240 - 243