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: October 22, 2024

The 5 Reasons Why Most RCA Efforts Fail to Have a Lasting Impact

Reading Time: 5 minutes Most of us have all worked at places with some degree of an ‘RCA’ effort. They likely all defined and practiced ‘RCA’ differently, but nonetheless

by Bob Latino

Updated: July 31, 2023

The PROACT® Approach to RCA

Reading Time: 9 minutes Chapter 1: Is All RCA the Same? An RCA myth shared by many managers is that RCA methods are all the same, when in fact

by Bob Latino

Updated: April 23, 2024

Is There Really a Direct Correlation Between Reliability & Safety?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Safety is often directly correlated with system or component reliability. Is that really the case? Find out what the experts and their data really says.

by Bob Latino

Updated: April 23, 2024

3 Steps To Make RCAs More Impactful For Your Managers

Reading Time: 10 minutes If managers knew what the overall power of a well supported Root Cause Analysis (RCA) effort meant for their bottom-line, they would be breaking down

by Bob Latino

Updated: April 23, 2024

How to Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA)?

Reading Time: 11 minutes Understanding the reasons behind a company’s struggles isn’t always about not knowing how to fix them. Often, the true origins of these problems are hidden,

by Bob Latino

Updated: April 23, 2024

The Secrets of How To Be a Good Reliability Engineer

Reading Time: 8 minutes What does it take to be a good Reliability Engineer? Learn how to better utilize RCA thinking, develop Reliability habits, and how to build a

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Aplicación de la metodología análisis causa raíz plus en las fallas recurrentes de un motor-ventilador

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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Striving-for-Excellence-The-Art-and-Science-of-Instructional-DesignDownload PDF [15 pages] By: Ivor K. Davies, Professor of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana {{cta(‘67251890-b3ff-4fac-9924-cc6ec02295a1’)}} “Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

NEW FEATURES To PROACTOnDemand!

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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Why Trending Data is Important

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why Trending Data is Important Case Study: Predictive Activities – Trending {{cta(‘236ffbef-9183-4718-9aa0-b9b2e33e85c9’)}} This case history takes place in a packaging facility in Virginia. The packer

by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Should a Procedure = Practice?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Should a Procedure = Practice? I often ask my classes ‘If we follow our procedures to the letter, do nothing more and nothing less; would

by Bob Latino

Updated: April 23, 2024

Understanding the Principles of Reliability

Reading Time: 8 minutes Understanding the Principles of Reliability Abstract: The Reliability Approach… “Something understood and practiced by engineers and highly specialized technicians,” is apt to be the first