Ishikawa Analysis

Ishikawa Analysis is carried out through

• Fish body diagram

• Cause & defect diagram

• Ishikawa Diagram

• All of these

Outcome of an Ishikawa analysis can be

• Convergent in nature

• Divergent in nature

• None  of these

• Both of these

Benefits of Ishikawa Analysis

• Enables us to consider a wide range of potential causes

• Easy to group the possible causes

• It is created based on inputs from multiple contributors through a holistic group discussion

• All of these

The sub-branches of a fish bone, answers which of the following questions?

• Root causes

• Actual Causes

• Potential causes

• All of these

In a fishbone diagram, the head of the fish represents which of the following?

• Solution 

• Symptom

• Problem

• Option 2 & 3

A further deep diving is required to arrive at the root cause after a fish bone analysis

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following tools help us find the root cause?

• Pareto chart

• Fishbone diagram

• 5 Why

• Option 1&3

Which of the following is a correct pair?

• Employee signature not available in attendance register -- CAUSE

• No security personnel is available to monitor the register entries -- EFFECT

• No follow up/ actionable in place if employee does not sign the entry register -- CAUSE

• No pen is available with the attendance register -- EFFECT

Cause & Effect diagram is a part of which phase of DMAIC?

• Define

• Measure

• Analyse

• Control

Fishbone Analysis was popularized in which country?

• USA

• China

• Germany

• Japan