RCA – Root cause analysis
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a method of problem solving used for:
- Identifying the root causes of faults or problems instead of dealing only with the immediately obvious symptoms
- Developing and implementing solutions that prevent occurrence/recurrence of the fault or problem
3P’s integration of RCA, ensure that what gets fixed, stays fixed.
FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is used to identify the ways in which components, systems or processes can fail to fulfil their design intent and identifies:
- All potential failure modes of the various parts of a system,
- The effects these failures may have on the system,
- The mechanisms of failure, and
- How to avoid the failures, and/or mitigate the effects of the failures on the system.
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) extends an FMEA so that each fault mode identified is ranked according to its importance or criticality.