MCARTech, Inc.’s Post

What are defects and where do they come from? Winston Ledet refers to defects as “Anything that erodes value, reduces production, compromises HSE (health, safety, and environment), or creates waste.” Defects aren’t just physical problems or equipment failures. Defects come from equipment design issues, installation problems, workmanship issues, and even human error. Winston Ledet summarised this beautifully in his "ABC's of Failure" chart, a version of which is shown in this post. It’s important to remember that no amount of maintenance can ever improve the inherent reliability of a piece of equipment. Those changes have to come from design modifications (and often from defect elimination). #defectelimination