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When An 8-D Is Necessary

Symptom

Appears

Internal

and/or

External

First

Assessment

Internal

Individual

Second

Assessment

Internal Group

Third Assessment

Internal Group

with

Internal / External

Customer Involvement

There are typically several assessment points in a company’s evaluation of a symptom.

Each assessment is a decision point - first by one or more individuals, then by ‘official’ groups.

At each point, ‘reason’ is used to decide whether a ‘full’ 8-D is necessary.

	The Deming PDCA Cycle	QMS Implementation	FMEA Information	APQP Information
Auditing Information	8-D Problem Solving	Statistics	Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)	Brainstorming
Identifying Waste	Pull Systems	Lead Time Reduction	Planned Maintenance	Quick Setup
Discovering Change	Process Capability - Cp vs. Cpk	Histogram Animation	Process Loop Animation	Taguchi Loss Function
		Fishbone / Cause and Effects Animation

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