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Article proposing analysis of root contradictions as a quicker, less data-intensive method to achieve effective problem solutions. Hosted at the TRIZ Journal. By Darell Mann.
www.triz-journal.com
Root Cause Analysis for Beginners
Article from the July 2004 issue of Quality Progress, published by the American Society for Quality. By James Rooney and Lee Vanden Heuvel. (PDF)
www.asq.org
A Statistical Comparison of Three Root Cause Analysis Tools
Compares cause-effect diagrams, interrelationship diagrams, and current reality trees in areas such as perceived ease-of-use and ability to identify root causes. Peer-refereed article by Dr. Anthony Mark Doggett, published in the Journal of Industrial Technology, April 2004. (PDF)
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Concise description of root cause analysis from a systems perspective, with reference to classic system archetypes. By Gene Bellinger.
www.systems-thinking.org
Short article providing a statistical argument for targeting improvement efforts using root cause analysis instead of traditional problem solving. By Arthur Schneiderman.
www.schneiderman.com
Archive of newsletters with articles on root cause analysis.
www.rootcause.net
The Seven Deadly Sins of Quality Management
Article from the September 2003 issue of Quality Progress, published by the American Society for Quality. Suggests a new taxonomy of root causes that characterizes seven modes of management system dysfunction. By John Dew.
www.asq.org
Solving Operational Problems in Business
Article from the October 2006 issue of Inc.com. Provides a brief description of the "5 Why?" method for small business problem solving. By Rebecca Morgan.
www.inc.com