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by Bob Latino
June 3, 2021Electronic 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
April 22, 2021Problems Are Good!
Reading Time: 6 minutes The best organizations in the world are not the ones with all the systems and procedures, all the acronyms, or even the most up to
by Bob Latino
April 15, 2021PROACT: A Consultant’s Review
Reading Time: 5 minutes Root Cause Analysis has always been dear to my heart. The procedure involved in finding the root causes and addressing them have intrigued me greatly
by Bob Latino
April 8, 2021Can you be Proactive in a Reactive Environment?
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you are like most people who work in a manufacturing or process plant, you have a plan for your day when you arrive in
by Bob Latino
April 1, 2021How Can vs Why: What’s the Difference?
Reading Time: 9 minutes When facilitating a Root Cause Analysis (RCA), the proper questioning process will make or break the effectiveness of the entire analysis. When we hear of
by Bob Latino
March 18, 2021Are We Crazy About Mistakes?
Reading Time: 3 minutes First, a question: What is the difference between a child hitting a pitch and the ball breaking a neighbor’s window and the child throwing the
by Bob Latino
March 11, 2021EasyRCA: A Consultant’s Review
Reading Time: 4 minutes Recently, most of our concerns stem around getting stuff done faster but wanting the same quality result. For instance, when loading a web page, we
by Bob Latino
March 4, 2021Defect Elimination 101
Reading Time: 8 minutes In recent years, “Defect Elimination” has become a hot topic in the reliability world. But what exactly does defect elimination mean? How does it differ
by Bob Latino
February 25, 2021What Does RCA Mean To You?
Reading Time: 6 minutes We have all heard the term Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and we all likely interpret its meaning in a different fashion. This is the primary
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February 18, 2021A Beginners Guide To RCA – Root Cause Analysis (2021)
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is Root Cause Analysis? When issues arise within a company, there are a number of ways to problem solve. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is
by Bob Latino
February 11, 2021Top 5 Keys to a Proactive RCA Culture Shift…
Reading Time: 4 minutes RCA’s are traditionally viewed as ‘hindsight’ (reactive) analysis… But what about the chronic failures (that happen daily), the near-misses and the unacceptable risks (identified using
by Bob Latino
February 4, 2021Reliability Certified Affiliate Program
Reading Time: 2 minutes In order to maximize the impact and objectives of Reliability Center Inc. worldwide, we are now publicly offering our Affiliate Program to new applicants! Our