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		<title>Root Cause Analysis Handbook &#8211; Special Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Root Cause Analysis Handbook Special Offer for Business Survival(tm) Subscribers! We&#8217;re having a pre-Thanksgiving sale &#8211; well, we hope it&#8217;s not a turkey, but you never know&#8230; Anyway, we figure it&#8217;s a good time to save you some money on the Root Cause Analysis Handbook (prepaid orders only, please). Regularly $129, Save $30.00 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Root Cause Analysis Handbook &#8211; Special Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION presents a proven system designed for investigating, categorizing, and ultimately eliminating, the root causes of incidents with safety, health, environmental, quality, reliability, and production-process impacts.]]></description>
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		<title>Root Cause Analysis Handbook &#8211; Special Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Special Offer for Business Survival(tm) Subscribers! We&#8217;re having a Halloween sale &#8211; well, I don&#8217;t suppose you&#8217;re going to be giving the kids books for trick-or-treat, but you never know&#8230; Anyway, we figure it&#8217;s a good time to save you some money on the Root Cause Analysis Handbook (prepaid orders only). Regularly $129, Save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 10 Reasons Why Root-Cause Analysis Sucks in the United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Lately, I’ve been asked to provide root-cause analysis training more than ever before in my 14 years as an independent quality/lean consultant. This is interesting in the age of Six Sigma, especially because “analyze” is the heart of DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control)."]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing a Cost Effective Root Cause Problem Elimination (RCPE) Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An effective root cause analysis process can improve production reliability significantly. But, few organizations have a functioning root cause analysis process in place.]]></description>
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		<title>Root Cause Analysis &#8211; Chronic Events: Panning For Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we look at the widely used and misunderstood tool of root cause analysis (RCA), we should reflect its interpretation in our own environments. Think about it: when is RCA typically requested and applied in your environment?]]></description>
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		<title>Why Some Root-Cause Investigations Don&#8217;t Prevent Recurrence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sometimes root-cause investigations fail to fulfill their primary mission and the failure recurs. In that regard, diagnosing the root cause of root-cause investigation failures is, in itself, an interesting topic. Here are three common reasons why some root-cause investigations fail their mission.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Root-Cause Analysis Sucks in the United States – The Top 10 Reasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Lately, I’ve been asked to provide root-cause analysis training more than ever before in my 14 years as an independent quality/lean consultant. This is interesting in the age of Six Sigma, especially because “analyze” is the heart of DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control)."]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Root Cause Analysis Work Process</title>
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		<comments>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/developing-a-root-cause-analysis-work-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a  valuable tool for reliability  improvement in manufacturing and production  operations. Yet, most  efforts to implement an RCA program fail to achieve  meaningful results despite significant investments in employee training. What  needs to be  done to assure that RCA becomes a functional work process in organizations?]]></description>
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		<title>How to Conduct Effective Root Cause Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ultimate goal of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is to eliminate the actual cause of the problem. If a corrective action, or a series of actions, is implemented and eliminates the cause – thereby eliminating the possibility of recurrence – then that would satisfy the criteria for effective root cause analysis and corrective action. There [...]]]></description>
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