Root analysis: Solutions to improve efficiency for businesses (Part 2)

In the previous section, we learned that just by finding the root causes of the problem, your organization is truly able to avoid a series of undesirable mistakes in the future. Of course, the next thing you need to do is to solve those problems, but since the root cause is already identified, you should have almost no difficulty in this step. Here are a few notes to keep in mind:

Always stay focused

One of the biggest benefits of the 6 Sigma root cause analysis system is that it helps to ensure the focus of all the people working on the same problem. It is very helpful in getting people to stop gossiping about the topic and start looking for potential causes.

Just asking questions and answering just once is not the right way. If you know how to focus on analysis, ask questions and answers with the right number of times, you can reap a lot of benefits besides finding the cause of the problem.

Know when to stop wondering

One big advantage to this system is that it’s easy to see when you’ve found the real root cause. That’s when you can’t make any new “why?” questions. Almost certainly, you have found the answer.

Some people may get caught up in questions and continue to look for reasons. But once the problem was clarified, not all of the following questions really helped find another cause. At this point, the questioning process officially ends.

Find a solution

With the 6 Sigma Root Cause Analysis Strategy you can not only find the true root cause more effectively, but also often get immediate solutions to problems. When you see where the root cause is, you can often go back and look at the answers of the questions posed for immediate ideas for solving the problem. This allows the process of analysis and investigation to be faster and more efficient. As a result, the percentage of defective products has also decreased significantly.

Thanks to this, your business can eliminate unnecessary waste on labor or inefficient production, including materials and time. Plus the things you create that includes only sold products, the cost of sales per unit will decrease and profits will increase.

As such, the bottom line is that with the 6 Sigma Root Cause Analysis Strategy, you will save time to identify exactly what is causing the problem as well as speed up the delivery of solutions. This tool forms a solid foundation for the production system in the organization and can cope with most problems that may arise.

Source: Kaizen News