FRACAS, Final Words

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...

FRACAS, Corrective Action, Part 1

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...

FRACAS Analysis, Part 7

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...

FRACAS Analysis, Part 6

This week’s tip continues discussing the Analysis phase of FRACAS, specifically the different types of analysis tools which can be used to help determine the root cause. Last week’s tip talked about Graphical Analysis. We’ll focus this week on the Cause and Effect...