Root-cause analysis is core to problem-solving across many fields. From hospitals searching for patient safety issues to ...

Two expectations informed end-users have of electric motor service centers are reliable best practice repairs and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) to prevent recurring failures. Service centers ...

Bataweel, A. (2025) DEEP SEE™—A Seven-Step Framework for Deeper, Bias-Aware Root Cause Analysis in Healthcare. Health, 17, ...

When creating a Quality Management System (QMS) using the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, you will find that corrective action is one of the key elements to a good QMS ...

The "Toyota's Five Whys Method" refers to the 5 Whys analysis method, which is a problem-solving approach proposed by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.

As semiconductor devices become smaller and more complex, the product development lifecycle grows increasingly intricate. So, from early builds to pre-qualification testing, firmware development and ...

Do you solve some problems only to have them return again and again? If so, you may be solving the symptoms and not the problem. Problems return if you don’t dig deeper for the root cause. Root cause ...

Nothing is more frustrating for a fleet than bringing a truck back to a shop for a recurring problem. Given the cost of downtime, fleets expect repairs to be made correctly the first time. Yet, there ...

An accident must occur before root cause analysis can be performed, making it a reactive versus a proactive tool when it comes to improving safety. When accidents happen, organizations analyze them to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A few decades ago, simply knowing how your business was performing was a competitive ...

When it comes to quality and safety improvement, healthcare leaders spend plenty of time analyzing adverse events and what led up to an unfavorable outcome. At NYC Health + Hospitals, leaders are ...