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by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022EasyRCA Continues To Grow Its Features, Customer Base, & Strategic Partnerships.
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Our newest software offering, EasyRCA, continues to grow with both an increasing user base as well as with strategic partnerships. One example is a partnership agreement announced this week with Uptake. Through this non-exclusive partnership, EasyRCA has once again validated itself as a powerful solution for helping Reliability Teams increase their ROI while completing better, faster RCAs. “Joining RCI’s root
by Bob Latino
Updated: April 23, 2024RCA Principal Analysts vs Subject Matter Experts: What’s the Difference?
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Abstract: An undesirable event occurs (fancy term for unexpected failure) a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is triggered. This usually means what occurred is a severe event as triggers are often set pretty high (i.e. – reportable injury/fatality, equipment damage in excess of >$$k, production losses in excess of > $$k, regulatory violation, etc.). Since there is urgency and visibility, how
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022‘Facebook’ Maintenance & Reliability: The Illusion of Performance
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Abstract: I used to be on Facebook many years ago in an effort to keep up with old friends. However, I began to realize the forum was often used to create an illusion that someone wanted their community to have about them. I knew many of these people creating such illusions, that is how I know they were ‘illusions’. Their
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Chronic Failures: Treasures in Plain Sight
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Chronic Failures = Hidden Treasures When we look at the widely used and misunderstood tool of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we should reflect its interpretation in our own environments. Think about it: when is RCA typically requested and applied in our environment? Based on my experience, it is typically requested and applied when…
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Post-Its: Their Love/Hate Relationship With RCA… Solutions Exist!
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WE LOVE OUR POST-ITS! When I’m asked who our primary competitors are, I quickly and simply reply ‘Post-Its’
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Panning for Gold: Analyzing Chronic Failures
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The majority of times that a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is ‘required’ is often due to some type of threshold of pain being met. Someone is hurt, we’ve had an environmental excursion, we lost a lot of money in throughput or equipment damage, we violated some regulation, etc. Essentially, when the ‘suits’ show up, something bad has happened and we