All organizations have problems that plague their operations, reduce profits, and create customer dissatisfaction. Most organizations try to eliminate these problems quickly without ever finding what originally caused them. These problems often reappear because the root cause has not been identified and eliminated. Precision Processes utilizes a simple, structured approach of finding and eliminating a problem’s cause, and preventing the problem from returning.
PrePro practices a proven evidence-based approach to Root Cause Analysis designed by Apollo. Although Lean and Six Sigma have provided huge improvements in nearly all industries, the root-cause analysis tools provided by both are less effective than required by many organizations. Six Sigma’s Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Lean’s 5-Whys, are qualitative in nature and depend on subject-matter expertise. Apollo's RCA evidence-approached methodology limits unproductive speculation.
Utilizing Apollo RCA, PrePro will help your company identify specific barriers and the causes of problems so that permanent solutions can be found. This RCA method has been successfully used to conduct systems analyses to identify specific focus areas. It has even been used to conduct Process Hazards Analyses with the participants describing it as a much preferred method over the typical based FMEA approach.
The existence of an effective evidence based root-cause analysis program is the cornerstone of a successful improvement initiative. Only when the root cause is identified and eliminated can a problem be solved.