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CAUSE EFFECT DIAGRAM [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Organization Planning
  • Quality Control (Management)
DEF

Known as the Ishikawa or Fishbone diagram, diagram used to identify all the possible causes of a problem, then the most probable ones.

OBS

Actions are then taken to identify all possible solutions, to evaluate each one of them and choose the best one.

OBS

Examples of possible causes: noise, absenteeism, unclear instructions, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Diagramme en forme d'arête de poisson qui permet, par sa catégorisation des causes possibles (main-d'œuvre, matériel, matières, méthodes), de dresser une liste exhaustive de toutes les causes possibles d'un problème donné.

OBS

On pourra ensuite, par une analyse de ces causes, identifier les causes les plus probables et élaborer des solutions pour les éliminer.

Spanish

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