by David | Mar 21, 2018 | Business or Mission Analysis, Design Definition, Implementation, Operation
You’re not alone. We recently had lunch with a client who has a new and popular proprietary design and is ramping up production to meet increased demand. The client is looking for us to help identify key machining and welding/fabrication support. But, as with...
by Frank | Feb 6, 2018 | Operation
Well here we are, a month into the new year. And in the vein of “everything old is new again”, this new year has brought a renewed emphasis on improvement. Basically, there is much more to keep track of than I can keep in my head. So, I chose to focus on...
by Richard | Oct 31, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
Well, you’ve made it! It’s Halloween and you’ve reached the end of my FRACAS series, and I’m sure some of you are getting a little misty eyed! Not to worry, sometime in the not-to-distant future, I’ll be back sharing my rantings, ravings and general...
by Richard | Oct 24, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
For FRACAS to be effective, all parts of the system have to be effective. The system will eventually fail even you’re only doing an excellent job at Failure Reporting and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA). And it will fail badly, particularly if you end up with...
by Richard | Oct 17, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
So far, we’ve talked about reporting failures, then we talked about doing some type of analysis to determine the cause of failures, and now for this week’s tip, we will begin discussing the Corrective Action phase of FRACAS. Depending on the nature and severity of the...
by Richard | Oct 10, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
This week’s tip finalizes our discussion on the Analysis phase of FRACAS, continuing with some of the different types of analysis tools which can be used to help determine the root cause. Last week’s tip talked about the Cause and Effect Diagram, also known as the...
