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by Bob Latino
November 11, 2021Is the 5-Ys a Valid RCA Tool for Significant Events?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is the 5-Ys a Valid RCA Tool for Significant Events? I think that 5-year olds had a lock on 5Y’s well before it became a
by Bob Latino
October 28, 2021Root Cause Analysis Without Verification is Conventional Wisdom
Reading Time: 5 minutes Root cause analyses are done every day all over the world. Organizations do root cause analysis because it is good business. From an explosion in
by Bob Latino
July 22, 2021How 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
June 16, 2021Chronic Failure Cost Calculator RCA (5min Video)
Reading Time: < 1 minutes 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
May 20, 2021Solving Chronic Failure (Video From The Vault)
Reading Time: < 1 minutes 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
May 6, 2021What is RCA? (Tools VS Methodologies)
Reading Time: 4 minutes If we have heard it once, we have heard it a million times – “let’s do an RCA on that failure”. The problem here is that
by Bob Latino
April 28, 2021Is 5-Ys A Valid RCA Tool For Significant Events? (1min Guide)
Reading Time: 2 minutes I think that 5-year olds had a lock on 5Y’s well before it became a ‘named problem solving tool’. How many times have our kids
by Bob Latino
January 21, 2021EasyRCA Continues To Grow Its Features, Customer Base, & Strategic Partnerships.
Reading Time: < 1 minutes 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
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January 14, 2021RCA Principal Analysts vs Subject Matter Experts: What’s the Difference?
Reading Time: 11 minutes 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
by Bob Latino
January 7, 2021‘Facebook’ Maintenance & Reliability: The Illusion of Performance
Reading Time: 10 minutes 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
by Bob Latino
December 17, 2020Chronic Failures: Treasures in Plain Sight
Reading Time: 6 minutes Chronic Failures = Hidden Treasures When we look at the widely used and misunderstood tool of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we should reflect its interpretation
by Bob Latino
October 15, 2020Logic Tree Basics: Complete Guide Constructing a Logic Tree
Reading Time: 9 minutes Note: Everyone has their own way to use cause-and-effect logic trees and we use the PROACT RCA Methodology that we teach in our root cause