About APLOMET

Yes, it can be erroneous at times, but to fear it or not use it for what it's good at makes absolutely no sense.  I asked it what an organization might do if they're having "line clearance" errors, and here's what it said: Line clearance is an important process in...

If you've not checked out my YouTube page in a while, you might want to take a look.  Recently added a video on how to deal with delayed responses to corrective action requests. https://www.youtube.com/@dukeokes7499/videos

Thought it might be interesting to see what ChatGPT might say about potential problems with incentive systems.  Here's what it came up with: Case Study: Incentive System for Management Leads to Short-Term Thinking Introduction A manufacturing company, ABC Inc., was...

In many ways the quality profession had just been going along with the program ... focusing on compliance and performance of organizations and their processes. I believe if we want to really have an impact we should shift or add a focus on Critical Thinking.  Adopting...

If you didn't happen to see my post on LinkedIn where I submitted a maturity matrix for evaluating the Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action process you can get it here on my website. I've also added more videos to my YouTube channel, which can make for good...

I was recently interviewed by Jon Taber who hosts a bi-weekly podcast on auditing.  Brief but good discussion of root cause analysis. https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/episode-34-root-cause-analysis-duke-okes/id1590407172?i=1000577361463

I always enjoy seeing how others approach root cause analysis.  Here are links to a couple of videos that are pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77iE0kSkLc   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7Hg4w1Jsg

Yes, it's been several months since I've posted, although that doesn't mean I've not been musing.  Just too many things on the plate. However, here's a short collection of thoughts. Webinars: 1) One of the most frustrating things I've experienced in the past couple of...