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  2. Dorian Shainin - Wikipedia

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    Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in the fields of industrial problem solving, product reliability, and quality engineering, particularly the creation and development of the "Red X" concept.

  3. List of optimization software - Wikipedia

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    An optimization problem, (in this case a minimization problem), can be represented in the following way: Given: a function f : A R from some set A to the real numbers Search for: an element x 0 in A such that f(x 0) ≤ f(x) for all x in A.

  4. Eight disciplines problem solving - Wikipedia

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    D0 also incorporates standard assessing questions meant to determine whether a full G8D is required. The assessing questions are meant to ensure that in a world of limited problem-solving resources, the efforts required for a full team-based problem-solving effort are limited to those problems that warrant these resources.

  5. Problem solving - Wikipedia

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    Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks (e.g. how to turn on an appliance) to complex issues in business and technical fields.

  6. TRIZ - Wikipedia

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    TRIZ flowchart Contradiction matrix 40 principles of invention, principles based on TRIZ. One tool which evolved as an extension of TRIZ was a contradiction matrix. [14] The ideal final result (IFR) is the ultimate solution of a problem when the desired result is achieved by itself.

  7. Software for handling chess problems - Wikipedia

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    Software for chess problems can be used for creating and solving problems, including checking the soundness of a concept and position, storing it in a database, printing and publishing, and saving and exporting the problem. As such they can not only solve direct mates, helpmates and selfmates, but at times even problems with fairy pieces and ...

  8. XY problem - Wikipedia

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    The XY problem obscures the real issues and may even introduce secondary problems that lead to miscommunication, resource mismanagement, and sub-par solutions. The solution for the support personnel is to ask probing questions as to why the information is needed in order to identify the root problem Y and redirect the end user away from an ...

  9. Stanford Research Institute Problem Solver - Wikipedia

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    The Stanford Research Institute Problem Solver, known by its acronym STRIPS, is an automated planner developed by Richard Fikes and Nils Nilsson in 1971 at SRI International. [1] The same name was later used to refer to the formal language of the inputs to this planner.