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Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
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Standard Work Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
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1-3 h1-4 Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-66-30 Experten2-8
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
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Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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LeanProcessQuality
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Root causeQualityOperations
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe