A swim lane diagram is a process flow diagram, or cross-functional diagram, in which the process is subdivided into categories.
CATWOE is an acronym that stands for Customers – Actors – Transformation process – World view – Owners – Environmental constraints. It’s a simple checklist to find solutions to problems.
The 5 whys analysis was originally developed by Sakichi Toyoda, and was used to trace the root cause of the problems within the manufacturing process of Toyota Motors.
This article explains Value Stream Mapping in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful problem solving and continuous improvement tool. What is Value Stream…
The DMAIC Process is a problem solving tool that can be used to improve, optimize and stabilize business processes. Learn how to use the DMAIC Process.
This article explains the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful problem solving method. What is a Root Cause…
The Pareto Analysis or 80/20 rule, assumes that the large majority of problems (80%) are determined by a few important causes 20%).
A3 problem solving is a structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement approach which provides a simple and strict procedure that guides problem solving by workers.
