Definition: Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
June 21, 2012
The process of identifying sources of variation to identify the key sources causing a problem. Eliminating these root causes will have the biggest impact on solving the problem.
Tip excerpted from: The Professional’s Guide to Maintenance and Reliability Terminology by Ramesh Gulati, Jerry Kahn and Robert Baldwin
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Comments (1)
The knowledge of problem analysis and solving is renewable for all equipment ,that is why the studying of that points of view makes also the knowledge unlimited.
Thanks for your time ,
With best regards,
H.m.elbakry
Rotating equipment engineer
1) Posted 7:01 pm, 18 July 2012 by Hossam m.elbakry