Root cause analysis involves identifying the root cause of a problem, with the primary objective being to design a solution to address this root cause. In so doing, our aim is to prevent the problem from recurring. There are is however one important factor we need to consider when identifying root causes, and that is […]
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A risk assessment can take various forms, but it asks questions such as “what could possibly go wrong?” and “what are the consequences if it does?”. Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis is an example of a technique that can be used to identify possible design flaws, but we could also use something as simple as a checklist to prompt us to identify risks.
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It is only when we understand the true importance of the problem statement that we can appreciate the amount of focus …
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Several possible causes may be prevalent at any one point in time. The process of identifying possible causes…
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Solutions are designed to address the root cause of a problem, and each root cause identified would need to be addressed through a specific solution.
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Understanding problem causes is a significant aspect of problem solving. While we often refer to the causes of problems, there are many different types of causes and we need to be clear on what each different type of cause means.
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If we define a problem to be a performance gap for which we do not know the cause, then knowing the size of that gap is obviously important
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Problem solvers require a number of important skills…
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Before we can begin the process of problem solving, we first need to know we have a problem…
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A3 Thinking comes out of A3 Reporting, an approach used by Toyota in the Toyota production System, or TPS…
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