Getting to root cause of any equipment or organizational issue, can be a demanding and comprehensive analytic task. However, the framework and delegation of the steps in a Root Cause Analysis, RCA, approach is not. Your Operational Maintenance Processes must be set-up and designed to support this function in your organization and box it in for the employees. The most difficult part of achieving an environment where this approach comes natural and effective is due the often-fast-moving everyday work that changes due to assets abnormalities. One word describes the mindset and culture your organization and employees need to obtain and that is Curiosity. A simple RCA approach could be set up to be:
- Align correct failure mode and failure cause data for your asset in the maintenance management system
- Train your employees to use these
- Depending on equipment classification, criticality and failure mode – cases will be selected to conduct meetings about, where curiosity is in focus. The 5 x why approach is easy and effective.
- If needed create an investigation and action plan on the subject
- Ensure similar equipment that has the failure mode probability is mitigated
Our skills within Operational Maintenance Processes, Maintenance Training & Education, Master Data Management and Maintenance Management System Development ensures that we can provide your organization with increasing reliability.