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Fishbone Diagrams: A Powerful Tool for Root Cause Analysis

A fishbone diagram allows you to see the cause and effect of processes. It is frequently called an Ishikawa Diagram. It is one of 7 effective QC tools used within Six Sigma. The three phases of the ...
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Root Cause Analysis: Integrating Ishikawa Diagrams and the 5 Whys

RCA allows you to implement effective solutions after the discovery of a failure or defect. One of the most powerful tools used in RCA is the Fishbone or Ishikawa Diagram. Integrating the Scientific ...
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A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

THERE are seconds left on the clock, and the score is 0-0. Suddenly, a midfielder seizes possession and makes a perfect defence-splitting pass, before the striker slots the ball into the bottom corner ...
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Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect

Batteries could charge up by relying on a quantum effect known as indefinite causal order, whereby the laws of cause and effect are scrambled and power can move through the system quicker. When you ...
New Scientist

Cause and effect may not actually be muddled in the quantum realm

First comes cause, then comes effect – or does it? This order of events has previously been upended in the quantum realm, with the possibility of both A-causes-B and B-causes-A happening ...