Bob Latino Consultant

Tim interviews Bob Latino, they discuss the difference between safety and reliability, zero metrics, and RCA.

Robert Latino is the CEO of Reliability Center, which is a 46 year old reliability consulting firm specializing in improving equipment, process, and human reliability. Bob is an internationally recognized author, trainer, software developer and practitioner of best practices in the field of reliability engineering with a specialty in root cause analysis.

In this episode, Tim and Andy discuss:

Why we shouldn’t assume a direct correlation between safety and reliability
The controversy over “zero metrics”
Do learning teams make RCA obsolete

DTK Bob Latino ConsultantTim Rodgers

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To learn more about the training programs at the Reliability Center, go to www.reliability.com.

About Tim Rodgers

I'm a director-level global operations manager experienced in leading hardware engineering and new product development teams, project & program management (PMP certification), quality engineering (Six Sigma Black Belt), and international manufacturing and supply chain management for consumer electronics and industrial markets.

I graduated from the University of California (Santa Cruz) with a Ph.D. in chemistry, and later received an MBA from the University of Oregon. I've been employed by large aerospace and consumer electronics companies, and spent two years in China while working for the world's largest contract manufacturer. I'm currently teaching supply chain management and operations management at the University of Colorado (Boulder) and Colorado State University.

Bob Latino Consultant

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