John Q. Todd
Sr Business Consultant/Product Researcher
Total Resource Management, Inc.
This article discusses several elements to consider when making attempts to improve your first-time fix rate.
Root Cause
Early Warnings. From Where and So What?
John Q. Todd
Sr Business Consultant/Product Researcher
Total Resource Management, Inc.
Understanding early warning signals and tools with built-in analysis logic in the Digital Transformation process
Techniques for Root Cause Analysis – Broken Parts
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Techniques for root cause analysis include avoiding common mistakes.
RCFA Problem Statements, Avoid These Mistakes!
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
RCFA problem statements are key to solving the right problem at your plant but sometimes the problem statement that we write down isn’t a fact. Tor explains.
How Do I Write a Problem Statement? Common RCFA Mistakes: Part I
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Learn how to write a Root Cause and Failure Analysis Problem Statement in this Part 1 video.
Leveraging Maximo to Solve Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Problems
John Q. Todd
Sr Business Consultant/Product Researcher
Total Resource Management, Inc.
Ensuring physical assets fulfill their intended functions, considering context its operating within, you require insights and insights require data collection.
Better Maintenance Decisions with Reliability Tools – FMECA
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) has been a secret weapon in the arsenal of the Reliability Engineer for many years. While it began in the early days as just Failure Modes and Effects (FMEA), the addition of the Criticality (aka, “Who...
Reliability in Maintenance Series: Understanding Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD)
Bring Time-tested Reliability Tools to Bear on Maintenance Problems Reliability Block Diagrams have been around for a very long time, helping system engineers understand how the various elements, and their relationships, could impact the overall reliability and...
Reliability in Maintenance Series: What Are FRACAS?
You might be thinking, “No! Not a new acronym to learn!” You would be right… FRACAS is not a new idea by any stretch. It is a proven approach with a long history of assisting organizations in managing equipment failures and the actions to take as a result. What is a...
Root Cause + Thinking: What tools to use? – Video 2
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
In this second video of the “Root Cause and Thinking” series, Tor Idhammar discusses how to use common tools in the process of Root Cause Problem Elimination.
Root Cause + Thinking: Best Way to Solve Problems – Video 1
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
This video series will help you understand it’s not the tools you use, but how you engage your team in thinking about problems at your plant, mine or mill.
Can you have multiple root causes?
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Find out how IDCON defines multiple root causes or layers of root cause.