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In the marketing industry, cause and effect diagrams will often consist of 7Ps: Product. Consider all aspects of what you're selling including its quality, its perceived image, availability, warranties, support and customer service. When people buy your product or service they may interact with many people: sales people, customer service people, delivery people, and so on.
Are there any potential problems with your company culture? How do you handle problems when they arise? Are they escalated properly? Is your staff trained appropriately and do they follow their training? Consider advertising, sales, PR, branding, direct marketing, partnerships, and social media. How does the price of your product or service compare to competitors?
What discounts and payment methods are available? A well-prepared cause-effect diagram is a superb vehicle for helping to reach a common understanding of a complex problem, with all its elements and relationships clearly visible at whatever level of detail is required. The output of the diagram can be leveraged by prioritizing potential causes or theories for further investigation.
We have noted that cause-effect diagrams present and organize theories. Only when theories are tested with data can we prove causes of observed phenomena. The cause-effect diagram helps organize the search for the causes, but it does not identify the causes. Other tools, such as Pareto analysis , scatter diagrams, and histograms, will be used to analyze data to establish the causality empirically. As a cause-effect diagram is constructed, it should be reviewed for completeness.
There can be no exact rules for this review, but some guidelines are helpful. Some of these are discussed in more detail in the construction section.
Generally, each main branch of the diagram will have at least three or four additional branches. If one does not, further consideration of that branch may be advisable to verify that it has been understood fully. If some main branches have substantially fewer causes attached to them, or if the causes on them do not go back as many steps in the causal chain, you may not have as full an understanding of that element of the process as you do of the others.
It may be appropriate to seek theories from additional persons familiar with that element of the process. If some branches appear overloaded with causes compared to the others, consider whether they might be most appropriately divided into two or more main branches. Verify that the cause at the end of each causal chain is potentially a root cause.
Such a potential root cause will normally satisfy three conditions. The most serious possible misinterpretation of a cause-effect diagram is to confuse this orderly arrangement of theories with real data. The C-E diagram is a powerful and useful way to develop theories, display them, and test their logical consistency.
It is no substitute for empirical testing of the theories. We will discuss in more detail later the need to test each causal relation in the C-E diagram for logical consistency. Failure to make those checks can greatly reduce the usefulness of the diagram and often lead to the waste of valuable time collecting and analyzing the wrong information. Another common pitfall is to begin construction of the diagram before the symptoms have been analyzed as thoroughly as existing information will permit.
In such cases, the effect being explained may be so general and ill-defined that the team will have a hard time focusing and the resulting diagram may be unnecessarily large, complex, and difficult to use.
A clear and precisely articulated effect will produce more relevant theories, better causal relationships, and a more effective model for the selection and testing of theories. A final pitfall is to limit the theories that are proposed and considered. While the symptom being explained should be as precisely defined as possible, the team must seek to develop just as many theories as possible about its causes.
If a team does not develop a wide-ranging set of theories, they might miss their most serious root cause. With a complete and logical set of theories in hand, the team will now want to discover which are the principal root causes. This structured approach to identify theories allows investigation of those of importance rather than wasting time on trivial theories. One or more of these theories will be selected for testing, collect the data needed for the test, and apply one or more other tools to these data to either confirm or deny the tested theories.
Use this template to complete 5-why analysis and proceed to create a cause-effect diagram. For more information on Cause and Effect Diagrams and how Juran can help you leverage it to improve your quality and productivity, please get in touch with the team.
Cause and Effect Diagram Example: Lost Control of Car As we can see from Figure 29 , this tool has three prominent basic features: It is a visual representation of the factors that might contribute to an observed effect or phenomenon that is being examined.
The interrelationships among the possible causal factors are clearly shown. One causal factor may appear in several places in the diagram. For example, if temperature affects both moisture content and physical dimensions, then temperature would appear in both places. The interrelationships are generally qualitative and hypothetical. Cause and Effect Diagram Key Concepts A cause-effect diagram cannot identify a root cause; it presents graphically the many causes that might contribute to the observed effect.
It is a visual representation of the factors that might contribute to an observed effect that is being examined. It focuses the attention of all team members on the specific problem at hand in a structured, systematic way. The following image is an example of a Cause and Effect Diagram. Cause and Effect Diagram Components Cause and Effect Sequence Relationship The most important consideration in the construction of a cause-effect diagram is a clear understanding of the cause-effect relationship.
There are at least four classes of causes that may apply to any problem: Objects such as machines and material Conditions such as motivations, temperature, or level of demand Timed sequence in the process such as time of day or sequence in production The effects associated with place such as a particular production line, the loading dock, the distributor, or a particular branch office.
How to Construct a Cause and Effect Diagram Getting Ready Construct a cause-effect diagram when you have reached the point of developing theories to guide the characterize step.
Step 1: Define the Effect Define clearly the effect or symptom for which the causes must be identified. Step 2: Place the Effect Place the effect or symptom at the right, enclosed in a box. Step 3: Identify Possible Causes Use brainstorming or a rational step-by-step approach to identify the possible causes.
Step 4: Place the Major Causes Each of the major causes not less than two and normally not more than six should be worded in a box and connected with the central spine by a line at an angle of about 70 degrees. Step 9: Check for Completeness As discussed more fully in the interpretation section, check for the following: Main branches with fewer than three causes Main branches with substantially fewer causes than most others Main branches that go into less detail, with fewer levels of subsidiary causes than do the others Main branches that have substantially more causes than most of the others The existence of one of these conditions does not automatically mean a defect in the diagram; it merely suggests that further investigation is warranted.
When to Use Cause and Effect Diagrams Formulating Theories The chief application of the cause-effect diagram is for the orderly arrangement of theories about the causes of the observed quality problem that the team is assigned to resolve.
For example: Why does automobile A obtain ten percent better mileage per gallon than all other similar vehicles tested? Why is the productivity of assembly line B always higher than the productivity of the other lines? Designing for Culture During the Improve step, the cause-effect diagram may also be useful for the team in considering the cultural impact of its proposed remedy. How to Interpret Cause and Effect Diagrams The Result The cause-effect diagram does not provide an answer to a question, as some other tools do.
The Difference between Theory and Fact We have noted that cause-effect diagrams present and organize theories. Checking for Completeness As a cause-effect diagram is constructed, it should be reviewed for completeness. Potential Pitfalls and Problems in Interpretation The most serious possible misinterpretation of a cause-effect diagram is to confuse this orderly arrangement of theories with real data. What Is Done Next? Place the effect or symptom in the Effect box. Identify the potential causes and place them in the cause boxes.
Add subsidiary causes under the main cause, keep adding subsidiary causes until you reach a root cause. Check the validity of each cause. Assuring Elections Quality. By Thomas Pyzdek and Joseph A. DeFeo The views expressed in this White Paper are solely those of the authors.
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