In a previous life, we used an Opportunity for Improvement form - initially created for audit findings that were more focused on potential issue, it was expanded for use by anyone in the company.
That being said, most of our 'preventive action' items came from other activities that did not warrant the OFI form, such as as:
- 5S
- Analysis of metrics
- Action plans
- Maintenance
- Employee suggestions
- Quality Improvement Stories
- Outputs from various meetings