by Richard | Aug 15, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
Last week I introduced Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System, otherwise known as FRACAS. This week, I’ll talk about the “FR” … Failure Reporting. Let’s start by defining what a failure is. There are many, but I prefer...
by Richard | Aug 8, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
We’ve been busy helping clients save money, and yes, it involves an acronym. Not another acronym! Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System … sounds complex, right? FRACAS can be as simple or as complex as you make it. But let’s start with a...
by David | May 25, 2016 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Analysis
Quality is conformance to requirements. – Philip B. Crosby What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 1:9 The low price of oil is forcing a lot of restructuring within the oil and gas...
by David | Sep 16, 2014 | Implementation, System Analysis, Transition
Having lived in England for a few years, I got to be pretty good at navigating the London subway, also known as the “Tube” or “Underground”. One of the warnings repeatedly blared out over the station speakers reminded travelers to “Mind the Gap” between the platform...
by David | Aug 18, 2014 | Design Definition, Operation, System Analysis
Whenever we facilitate or participate in an FMEA or a project risk assessment on behalf of our clients, we encourage discussion about the probability scale being used. Teams have difficulty reconciling their qualitative and quantitative estimates. For instance, if a...
