Bob Latino

Bob is co-author of numerous articles and has led seminars and workshops on FMEA, Opportunity Analysis and RCA, as well as co-designer of the award winning PROACT® Investigation Management Software solution. He has authored or co-authored six (6) books related to RCA and Reliability in both manufacturing and in healthcare and is a frequent speaker on the topic at domestic and international trade conferences. Bob has applied the PROACT® methodology to a diverse set of problems and industries, including a published paper in the field of Counter Terrorism entitled, “The Application of PROACT® RCA to Terrorism/Counter Terrorism Related Events.”

Bob Latino Articles

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Reliability.com: Ammonia Plant Case Study

Reading Time: 3 minutes This case study takes place in a Louisiana ammonia plant. The plant had above industry average downtime (116 Days of downtime compared to an industry

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

When It Comes to Empowerment Are You Shifting Power or Simply Passing the Buck?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Many corporate executives see empowerment, stewardship, and benchmarking as the way to a healthy future. Like most modern management theories, these concepts have merit in

by Bob Latino

Updated: November 17, 2023

What is the Difference Between Failure Analysis (FA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently, Reliability Center, Inc. received an inquiry from one of our web visitors asking the differences between three confusingly similar Reliability acronyms. We thought others

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) – Death of an Acronym?

Reading Time: 4 minutes As another well-known acronym has saturated industry today, it has been retired to the pasture of “dilution” farm. The term RCA is used to cover

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

How Solving This Problem At It’s Root Saved This Company $1.15 Million

Reading Time: 6 minutes The Problem: “We had experienced nine catastrophic failures of our lance carriage assemblies in the Basic Oxygen Furnaces (BOF) at an approximate cost of $250,000

by Bob Latino

Updated: November 17, 2023

Do We Get Our Money’s Worth Out of Training?

Reading Time: 3 minutes A turbine in a refinery fails catastrophically. The adrenaline is flowing as efforts to recover and get back on-line are taking place. Even though turmoil

by Bob Latino

Updated: November 3, 2023

How to Gain Management Buy-In for Root Cause Analysis?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Oftentimes we are sent to attend classes on various topics where the material is applicable to our work situation. However, we know deep inside that

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

“Corporate Memory” – The Intellectual Capital Void

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why does our Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) dictate that equipment is an asset and our employees are liabilities? How come during the Re-Engineering era

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Chronic Failure Cost Calculator RCA (5min Video)

Reading Time: < 1 minute Try this easy to use calculator to see how much money is spent on Chronic Failures. Learn what is costing you the most then fix

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Electronic Field Data Collection: The Bridge to the Connected Plant

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has created immense excitement and promise for industrial facilities. Having connected assets that continuously monitor their own health and

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Solving Chronic Failure (Video From The Vault)

Reading Time: < 1 minute When is an RCA Typically Done? What about the Chronic Failures? Learn in this “Video From The Vault” how PROACT RCA works on Chronic Failures

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Solving Human-Caused Failure Problems

Reading Time: 8 minutes At the root of most mechanical and system failures lurks a human cause. Insights into what to look for when solving human-caused failures are essential.