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The Problem

The spreadsheet has seventeen columns. The template runs six tabs deep. Every box is filled. Every question has an answer. The investigation looks finished before the team has really started thinking.

Static RCA templates were built to bring order to investigations. The problem is that too many of them bring closure instead. When the goal bec...


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Net present value (NPV) is one of the most important tools for evaluating long‑term projects, yet many experienced professionals still find it confusing. This brief article explains NPV in clear, practical terms and shows how it helps technical teams and senior managers make smarter decisions about major investments and project portfolios.

From the Real ...

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Corrective and preventive action (CAPA) is often considered to be a process with forms to complete, actions to track and audits to satisfy.

In reliability engineering, CAPA is much more fundamental than that. It’s about whether organisations actually learn from failure, or simply respond to it.

Corrective vs Preventive Action

A useful way to disting...


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Reducing Fugitive Dust at Red Dog Mine

A 2000 National Park Service study discovered elevated concentrations of metals in tundra along the road and near the port that served the Red Dog Mine in Alaska. The elevated concentrations led to concerns about potential effects on both the general population in the area and the environment.

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Fred talks about the NoMTBF blog and movement

Did you know I was interviewed for the Dare to Know podcast? The interview was fun, check it out here.

Note: this interview was some time ago (about 10 years back), near the start of the article series called NoMTBF. My thoughts haven’t changed very much...


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