Firefighting through methodical madness

1. Develop Team 2. Define Problem: Failure rate, lots affected, establish scope 3. Containment: Raise red flags, lots on hold, generate documentation, reliability assessment, sampling plans, increased checks & balances 4. Problem analysis: Process mapping, history tracking, establish commonalities & dependencies, consult FMEA, RCA/5W/5M, failure analysis, establish hypotheses, develop CAPA theories (short-term/mid-term/long-term) 5. Verify corrective actions: Engineering studies to duplicate problem and verify effectiveness of CA 6. Implement corrective action: Release lots, provide disposition, soft ramp through full release with increased sampling, document lessons learnt 7. Implement preventive action: Mid-term/long-term actions to prevent any recurrences in future 8. Congratulate team