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by Bob Latino

Updated: November 3, 2023

How to Gain Management Buy-In for Root Cause Analysis?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Oftentimes we are sent to attend classes on various topics where the material is applicable to our work situation. However, we know deep inside that
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

“Corporate Memory” – The Intellectual Capital Void

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why does our Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) dictate that equipment is an asset and our employees are liabilities? How come during the Re-Engineering era
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Chronic Failure Cost Calculator RCA (5min Video)

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
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by Sebastian Traeger

Updated: February 11, 2022

You Need a Digital Strategy (Part 1): Why Digital Strategy?

Reading Time: 4 minutes As in all industries, digitalization has virtually transformed the manufacturing landscape. There is not one company, plant, or site that does not make use of
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Electronic 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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Solving Chronic Failure (Video From The Vault)

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Solving Human-Caused Failure Problems

Reading Time: 8 minutes At the root of most mechanical and system failures lurks a human cause. Insights into what to look for when solving human-caused failures are essential.
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by Bob Latino

Updated: November 17, 2023

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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

Problems 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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

PROACT: 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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: November 17, 2023

Can 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
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by Bob Latino

Updated: January 5, 2022

How 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
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