Root Cause Analysis in Process-Based Industries (edit title/settings)

Working in Intel’s manufacturing site in Israel and then its development site in Silicon Valley exposed Menachem Horev to some of the best processes in the world. So when he overcame a critical barrier to a new technology problem, his managers noticed.

“They told me that my way of looking into technical problems was something I should teach others. I think that was the exact point when I decided to put my experience on paper,” Horev says.

His experience and insights are detailed in a new book, "Root Cause Analysis in Process-Based Industries," published by Trafford Publishing. The book describes how anomalies get introduced into highly controlled and automated process in the first place, then provides methods for moving from an initial symptom to a sharply defined problem with a known cause.

Many prestigious sources have high praise for the book, including educator, engineer and editor of “Handbook of Thin Film Deposition Techniques,” Dr. Krishna Seshan.

“Root cause analysis is both an art and a science. Menachem's book describes in a clear concise way the science of root cause analysis. This book logically develops the subject matter in an easily understandable way.,” Dr. Seshan says.