If your manufacturing company develops a problem along the way with one of your processes, how do you resolve it? While the shortcut option is to simply patch up the symptoms of whatever that problem may be, the long-term solution is to perform a root cause and corrective action (RCCA) process.

By utilizing this root cause and corrective action process, your manufacturing organization strengthens its internal and external procedures by getting to the heart of the problem rather than managing the consequences of it. But what is RCCA, and how can you implement it in your organization? This comprehensive guide has everything you need to get started.

What is RCCA, and why is it important?

RCCA is a process used to systematically analyze a problem to determine its underlying causes. It leads to identifying the cause and effect relationship in the manufacturing process.

Rather than blame people for mistakes, RCCA aims to analyze each step of a procedure to truly understand where errors might arise, track patterns, and more.

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