Root Cause Analysis for Plastics and Polymer Industries

Agenda

This two-day training course will introduce Root cause analysis and will outline the process steps for implementing an effective Root Cause Analysis for Plastics and Polymer industries. 

In the medical field, it's easy to understand the difference between treating the symptoms and curing the condition. A broken leg, for example, really hurts! But painkillers will only take away the symptoms; you'll need a different treatment to help your bones  (femur/tibia/fibula) to heal properly.

But what do you do when you have a problem at work? Do you jump straight in and treat the symptoms, or do you stop to consider whether there's actually a deeper problem that needs your attention? If you only fix the symptoms – what you see on the surface – the problem will almost certainly return, and need fixing over, and over again costing you more and more money for your business.

Module 1.  General approaches to problem solving

Module 2. Common approaches to root cause analysis

Module 3. Overview of the 8D / Global 8D process

Module 4. Types of problems

Module 5. Strategic approach for Problem Solving

Module 6. Using 8D Problem Solving to solve a problem

Module 7. Isolated events & repeating problems

Module 8. 5 Why’s, Kepner Tregoe, Pareto, etc

Module 9. Localisation in time, space & sequence

Module 10.  Contrasting Symptom Routes

Module 11. Proving causes

Module 12.  Effectiveness and Solution analysis

Learning Objectives

Delegates attending this Root Cause Analysis for Plastics and Polymer Industries Training course will be able to:

• Understand the architecture of a best approach to identifying root cause analysis
• Understand fixing the symptoms of a problem or fixing the root cause 
• Participate in effective problem solving teams
• Understand the use of appropriate tools and techniques to identify, and document the root causes of problems in production processes.
• Propose and evaluate solutions to prevent problems recurring
• Communicate their findings and recommendations to their colleagues and senior management
• Engage senior management in improving the Quality system to remove the causes of failure