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Root Cause Analysis: Choosing the Right Approach for the Problem
Nexus GlobalWhen something goes wrong, finding a quick fix can get operations moving again. But if you don't understand why the problem happened, there is a good...
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Stronger Teams Build More Reliable Operations
Strong maintenance and reliability programs are not built by one person—or even one department. They depend on people across the organization working...
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Asset Performance Management | More Than Just EAM
Larry Olson | CMRP, CRL, CAMAEAM/CMMS is a tool. APM is the operating system—linking strategy, data standards, work management, analytics, and people so assets perform safely and...
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DMAIC + RCA: A Proven Approach to Reliability
Reliability improves fastest when teams pair DMAIC for problem‑solving discipline with RCA for true cause removal. This guide shows how to define,...
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Best Practices - Asset Management, ISO 55000, Industry 4.0
On this episode, Larry talks with Pilar Valderrama, Asset Management Technology Manager for Stork-Flour, about her mission to bring Asset Management...
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Tying Risk/Investigations/Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Together
More than 50% of the process industry is still operating with paper or file-based maintenance systems and people dependent processes for Root Cause...
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The 3 Most Popular RCA Tools
Unfortunately when it comes to life and reliability. there isn't a crystal ball and unpredicted problems can occur in any team or process. However,...
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Achieved Regulatory Compliance and Improved Safety with RCA Tool
Doug Robey | CMRP, CRLDownload the Case Study Following a hazardous chemical release and subsequent investigation by regulatory authorities at a client facility, a leading...
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Triggers of a Root Cause Analysis
In this episode of APM On Air, Larry explores the age-old question of what triggers a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and why one size doesn't fit all....
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Continuous Improvement Through RCA: Part 4/5 - Implement & Control
For the final episode of our multipart series on Continuous Improvement through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Larry completes the last two steps of the...
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Continuous Improvement Through RCA: Part 3 - Analysis
On this episode of our multi-part series, Larry begins to Analyze the incident using the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) process...
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Getting Back to Work
How will we lead change so our reliability teams can return to work during and after the COVID-19 crisis? How can we apply best practices in...
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Repair or Replace? Strategies to Keep Your Assets Afloat
Two years ago, I made a poor decision that cost me a boat. You see I made the decision to defer maintenance. I had plenty of time to do the...
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Continuous Improvement Through RCA: Part 2 - Measure
Welcome back to our multi-part series on Continuous Improvement through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) where we walk listeners through using a DMAIC RCA...
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Continuous Improvement Through RCA: Part 1 - Define
Welcome back to our multi-part series on Continuous Improvement through Root Cause Analysis (RCA). On this episode, Larry begins to break down the...
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Continuous Improvement Through RCA: Series Intro
Everyone should be using Continuous Improvement as an ongoing effort to improve equipment reliability, services, and processes. On this episode, host...