Examples of Business Problems and Solutions
| Problem | Tool |
|---|---|
| Goals not balanced | Balanced Scorecard |
| Goals not aligned and deployed | Policy Deployment-Hoshin Kanri |
| Too much firefighting in daily management | Daily work Management system/Managing and Checking points/Matured QMS |
| Poor Discipline/unorganized workplace | 5S+ Safety |
| Poor Standardization | Quality Management System PDCA and SDCA Cycle |
| Root Cause known | Kaizen/Just Do it |
| Waste and Bottlenecks | Lean/TOC |
| Stability and Equipment failures | TPM |
| Variation and Root Cause not known | 6 Sigma DMAIC |
| Simple problem root cause unknown | 5 Why analysis |
| Time constraint | PDCA and Project Management |
| Stability and Equipment failures | TPM |
| Design-Product and process | DFSS |
| Total Employee Involvement | QCC and Q7 Tools |
| Planning and prioritization | M7 Tools |