When Jerid Jackson, Senior Manager of Reliability & Asset Management at PepsiCo Frito-Lay North America, set out to improve problem-solving across the company’s snack and food manufacturing network, he encountered a common issue in large organizations: root cause analysis (RCA) practices varied drastically from site to site. Some teams were doing solid work, others were doing the bare minimum—or nothing
Root Cause Analysis has long been the backbone of solving recurring issues in manufacturing, maintenance, and reliability programs. But let’s be honest: it takes time. Gathering the data, analyzing the event, building out a logic tree—these are critical steps, but they often create a bottleneck when time and resources are tight. That’s where EasyRCA’s newest feature—Generate RCA Turbo—comes in. This
International Paper operates in more than 150 countries and is one of the world’s largest producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp, and paper. With over 38,000 employees and hundreds of facilities worldwide, the company plays a critical role in global supply chains—from e-commerce packaging to hygiene products. Within this vast and complex organization, Scott Wiebold is leading a transformation. When he
When failure strikes, your team needs to move fast. But too often, the first step in Root Cause Analysis is the slowest: setting it up. With EasyRCA’s new CMMS integration, that delay disappears. Now, your CMMS can automatically trigger a new RCA the moment a failure occurs—complete with pre-filled data and a structured starting point that’s built around your custom
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a global agricultural powerhouse with over 40,000 employees and more than 450 locations worldwide, transformed its reliability program by standardizing its Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process with EasyRCA. The results were decisive: over $30 million in cost savings, 700+ RCAs completed, and a cultural shift that improved morale, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration across the company. The
“So far, we have more than 140 RCAs in the system… and we’ve seen a reduction in unplanned downtime.” – Edwin Gutierrez, Corporate Reliability Engineer, Ash Grove Cement In under a year, Ash Grove Cement rolled out EasyRCA across 12 plants, trained cross-functional teams, and built a culture of root cause accountability—with over 140 investigations and measurably reducing unplanned downtime.
