The check sheet custom designed the user

Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding. (Abraham Kaplan, 1964)

• Make the form easy to use and integrate it into normal routines.

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Location Diagram

The Pareto Principle

➢ Pareto Analysis
• Look for contributors to effects that show the highest concentration for improvement potential
• Visually highlight “vital few” in a Pareto Chart

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Potential sources of data for improvement efforts• Complaint data
• Historical data from quality system
• Check sheets

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Cumulative line

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Trivial Many

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Assembly defects
Scenario: A company assembles a product.
Numerous problems identified at inspection.

Source:
Alkuwaiti, Ahmed & Maruthamuthu, Thennarasu. (2016). A model for performance measurement and improvement related to the usage of seven basic quality tools: a roadmap for healthcare performance. Health Care Academician Journal. 3. 111-118.

• Are the categories mutually exclusive?

Use an appropriate measure

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Pareto Chart for Lab Report Deficiencies- Points Lost-

Pareto Analysis of visual inspection data: