RCA allows you to implement effective solutions after the discovery of a failure or defect. One of the most powerful tools ...

Getting to the root cause is not always that straightforward. Businesses are using increasingly complex items of equipment like robotics, for example. Even something that is largely done by humans can ...

Two expectations informed end-users have of electric motor service centers are reliable best practice repairs and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) to prevent recurring failures. Service centers ...

One of the biggest changes in the 2020 FCPA Resource Guide, 2nd edition, is the addition of a new Hallmark, entitled, Investigation, Analysis, and Remediation of Misconduct, which reads in full: The ...

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series to help practitioners learn about the AICPA’s new quality management standards and prepare to implement them. The interrelated final standards on ...

During a recent visit to a skilled nursing facility, a nurse made an insightful comment that stuck with me: “You can’t unscramble eggs.” This simple yet profound statement highlighted the difficulty ...

During usability testing, finding the root cause of errors will enable developers to fix problematic device design characteristics. Stephen B. Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA and Peter Sneeringer, MS The most ...

Natalie Gross is a freelance journalist and podcast producer based in the Washington, D.C., area. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University. The morning of Aug. 16, 2019 began ...

The interrelated final standards on quality management issued in June 2022 by the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board and Accounting and Review Services Committee are intended to clarify and improve ...

One new and different item laid out in the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program (Evaluation), supplementing the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program from the 2012 FCPA Guidance, was ...