APPLICATION OF ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS- A SIX SIGMA TOOL – IN DAILY LIFE
Keywords:
Six Sigma, Six Sigma tools, Six Sigma methodologyAbstract
Businesses employ Six Sigma concepts in improving operations and achieving higher standards of quality. Six Sigma has been proven effective for the repetitive activities and processes of business. As we perform many repetitive activities in our daily life from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, Six Sigma Tools can also be applied in analysing and managing the problems of daily life. In this context, the paper selects Root Cause Analysis, a six sigma tool and attempts to illustrate with the help of some examples that apart from the business situations how Root Cause Analysis can be used in our daily life.
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