Training

Root Cause Problem Elimination for the Frontline

Torbjorn Idhammar, Vice President – IDCON, Inc.
Michael Lippig, Sr. Consultant – IDCON, Inc.
(Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

IDCON believes that 80% of all problems can be solved by the frontline (operations and maintenance hourly, supervisors, and planners). In order to implement Root Cause Problem Elimination in a plant/ mill, it is necessary to design a simple, yet effective model.

This course will tech you the basics of critical thinking, trouble shooting and root cause analysis. You will learn a step-by-step effective process that can be taught and easily understood on the shop floor. Several exercises to illustrate and practice root cause problem elimination will be discussed.

Topics

• Summary of root cause problem elimination
• What is a problem?
• Finding problems
• Triggers
• Defining a problem
• Collecting information
• Establishing potential causes
• Identify possible solutions
• Analyze and select best solution(s)
• Validate each solution
• Document, train and implement the solution
• Integration of root cause problem elimination and planning and scheduling
• Integration of root cause problem elimination and preventive maintenance
• Operations, maintenance, and engineering in root cause problem elimination
• Exercises