New Edition of a Bestseller!
A Proactive, Holistic Approach to Reliability

 

Root Cause Analysis -
Improving Performance for Bottom Line Results
Written by:
Robert J. Latino & Kenneth C. Latino

 

Avoid Costly Errors & Reach Corporate Goals:
Eliminate undesirable outcomes, chronic problems, incidents, accidents...The cost of such events to corporations is high, generally adding up to tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in "accepted" losses.

Why accept these losses?
What if you could understand why these errors occur and eliminate chronic events from occurring altogether?

This edition expands the scope of RCA, taking a holistic approach that includes recent perspectives, opportunity anandalysis, RCA’s fit with current initiatives such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma. In addition to a broader perspective, the book presents updated and expanded material including: a chapter devoted to problem-solving/brainstorming; methodology versus software; using the PROACT® approach complimented by the PROACT® Enterprise Version 3.0+ software; discussion of the various conflicting definitions of common terms used in RCA; and a focus on measuring ROI.

Emphasizing the organizational support necessary for successful RCA efforts, Root Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom-Line Results, Third Edition demystifies the concepts involved in effective RCA and presents hands-on guidance for program enactment.

 

NEW Features:

• Contrasts the term RCA to other initiatives in industry that are perceived to be similar, such as Reliability Engineering
• Shows how to use results to demonstrate and predict trends associated with failures
• Demonstrates man-hour efficiencies obtained by using automated software tools
• Includes case histories demonstrating the enormous returns achieved by organizations using the concepts presented in this book
  

 

Contents:

• Introduction to the PROACT® Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Work Process
• Introduction to the Field of Root Cause Analysis
• Creating the Environment for RCA to Succeed: The Reliability Performance Process (TRPP)
• Failure Classification
• Opportunity Analysis: "The Manual Approach"
• Asset Performance Management Systems (APMS): Automating the Opportunity Analysis Process
• The PROACT® RCA Methodology
• Ordering the Analysis Team
• Analyzing the Data: Introducing the PROACT® Logic Tree
• Communicating Findings and Recommendations
• Tracking for Bottom-Line Results
• Automating Root Cause Analysis: The Utilization of the PROACT® Enterprise Version 3.0+
• Case Histories
• Index

 

Catalog no. 2255, 2001, 408 pp., ISBN: 0-8493-2255-3
Cost: $89.95 / £49.99