CAPA Closure Criteria: The Six Things That Have to Be True Before \"Closed\" Means Anything
A CAPA marked closed is a claim, not a fact. Containment recorded, corrective action recorded as a system change, effectiveness criteria written as a record instead of a checkbox, verification marked verified against evidence, an independent reviewer, and a recurrence window sized to the part, not the calendar. What the platform enforces for each, in practitioners' own words, and where the automatic recurrence chase is real but scoped.
Fishbone and 5 Why Root Cause Analysis: How AI Keeps the Investigation From Stopping at Operator Error
Most fishbone sessions end with six branches that all say operator error, because whoever talks first in the room wins. Here is how our AI-guided Fishbone and 5 Why coach runs four distinct personas, tags every cause with an evidence level, seeds the board from your PFMEA and CAPA history, and blocks you from finalizing on an unproven hypothesis.
CAPA Effectiveness Verification: How to Prove a Corrective Action Actually Worked
Most CAPAs close before anyone confirms the fix held. This is what corrective action effectiveness verification requires under ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 clause 10.2.1, how to set objective acceptance criteria, how long to keep the CAPA open, and the audit findings that catch a verification that was a signature instead of a number.
How to Close a CAPA So It Actually Stays Closed
Most CAPAs close on paper, not on the floor. Here is what end to end CAPA closure looks like when 5 Why, Fishbone, Decision Tree, and an audit trail live in one workflow instead of four tools, and why effectiveness verification is the difference between a closed record and a recurring defect.