Benefits of Apollo RCA
Apollo RCA Delivers Substantial Results...
- A global chemical company evaluated over 65 Apollo RCA's performed by their reliability engineers and found the average value returned on each Apollo RCA was $75,000USD/yr. The average cost per RCA, including solutions, was $1,500 yielding an ROI of 4900% after one year. Apollo RCA is also a key part of this company's safety program where they have realized over a 75% improvement in their injury and illness incident rate from 2.4 to 0.59 in an 8-year period.
- A second global chemical company showed that each Apollo RCA resulted in $17,000USD/year savings by eliminating maintenance problems. Their average ROI on each Apollo RCA was 1100% after the first year.
- A commercial aerospace company saved $1,300,000,000 USD by discovering an innovative solution to one of their commercial aircraft problems through use of Apollo RCA. In that same RCA, they also discovered $19,000,000USD/year in waste that was previously unknown.
- A global telecommunications company has saved millions of dollars by using Apollo RCA to analyze and correct problems in their global mobile phone and networking business through reduced service interruptions/outages.
| Case | Application | # of RCAs in Study | Average $ Value Returned/RCA | $ Cost of Analysis + Solutions | Payback Period in Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operations and Maintenance Improvement | 65 | $75,000 | $1,500 |
1 |
| 2 | Maintenance Improvement | 30 | $17,000 | $1,800 |
5 |
| 3 | Operation, Maintenance, Safety and Quality | 34* | $11,000 | $2,000 |
9 |
| 4 | Product Quality | 1 | $1.3 billion |
$29 million |
1 |
*These 34 analyses were the first RCAs performed by students after completing the Apollo RCA for Practitioners course.
It is common that a facilitator trained in Apollo RCA for Practitioner's course generates over $250,000 USD/year savings.
Based on client savings data, if just one person from the Practitioners class completes just one RCA, the savings alone pays for the entire training class twice over thus creating an immediate 100% return on investment! Just imagine the results when everyone applies what they learn on a regular basis!
Unlike other RCA methods, Apollo RCA has delivered years of results on day-to-day problems encountered in the front line operations while also providing senior leaders with an effective tool for making systemic improvements in organizational performance. We have found that with training, Apollo RCA can be used by virtually anyone in the organization.
The Apollo methodology is universal and is used to solve a wide array of problems:
- Insurance companies solve customer service and IT issues
- Communications companies solve network problems
- Aerospace companies improve quality and reduce cost to manufacture
- Power generation and distribution companies improve reliability and decrease costs
- Chemical companies improve reliability, safety and environmental performance
- Manufacturing companies improve quality, productivity, reliability and EH&S performance
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