Root Cause Analysis Made Simple

Root Cause Analysis Made Simple

<p>Picture yourself driving to work on a cold, dark, winter morning. It's Monday. You pull into the parking lot and note with surprise that the plant is much quieter than it should be on a Monday morning. As you walk inside to your office, your growing apprehension turns into the sudden realization that something serious must have happened over the weekend... </p> <p>Whether you work in a manufacturing facility, a continuous production facility, a hospital or building infrastructure, the need to prevent failures from reoccurring is familiar. </p> <p>So how is this accomplished? By applying root cause analysis methodology.</p> <p><em>Root Cause Analysis Made Simple</em> covers the four fundamental steps to RCA. </p> <ul> <li>Quantify the magnitude of the problem - Why? When?</li> <li>Perform the analysis using the appropriate technique - Who? How?</li> <li>Develop a list of options for solving the problem</li> <li>Document the results and Implement recommended actions</li></ul> <p>This book provides an overview of RCA. It is intended to support you in understanding the business impact of preventing reoccurring failures and provide some tried-and-true practical approaches to conducting a root cause analysis.</p>