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Amran
Malaysia
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Tools for Finding Root Cause in 6 Sigma
Which tool is preferable in Six Sigma methodology to detect or find the root cause from special cause variation and then solve accordingly? And how to differentiate if the tool is suitable to use for common cause variation or special cause variation? Thanks for your help...
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Miranda
Consultant, Netherlands
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Check Data
I would say that you could check the data using a histogram. If the RC mentioned does not appear regularly / more than once in a larger period of time, it would most likely be a special cause variation.
Next to that I would recommend to always ask the employees who participate in the process: if they have been working within that process for quite some time, they will be able to judge and advise if it's common cause or special cause variation.
To statistically see the difference, you can use a control chart (minitab).
Outliers (above or under the ucl/lcl) need to be investigated and prevent it from happening again.
Note: process should be stable and predictable in order to recognise valid outliers.
Hope this helps, good luck!
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Pashupati Nath verma
Professor, India
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Cause-effect Diagram & Relationship Diagram
Cause-effect diagram, also known as Fishbone diagr...
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Amran
Malaysia
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Problem Solving
Thank you Miranda. I would conclude the histogram ...
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Mike Watson
Manager, United Kingdom
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Ishikawa Diagrams
I find Ishikawa valuable and use it a lot in my wo...
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Jagdish B Acharya
Consultant, India
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A Mix of Techniques Depending on Problem
Statistics can point out that the problem is due t...
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Cristian Bleotu, Romania
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Tools for Finding Root Causes
Hi Amran, basically you've got the answer from mir...
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Gary Westerdale
Management Consultant, United States
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Software Tools for Finding Root Causes
Two tools for root cause analysis are;
- Taproot
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