Case Study

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

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

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.