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  2. 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.

  3. Eight disciplines problem solving - Wikipedia

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    D0: Preparation and Emergency Response Actions: Plan for solving the problem and determine the prerequisites. Provide emergency response actions. D1: Use a Team: Establish a team of people with product/process knowledge. Teammates provide new perspectives and different ideas when it comes to problem solving.

  4. Quality circle - Wikipedia

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    Attributions of quality circles' problem-solving failure vary across participants of QCs: Management, supporting staff, and QC members. [18] There are seven basic quality improvement tools that circles use: Cause-and-effect diagrams (sometimes called Ishikawa or "fishbone" diagrams) Pareto charts; Process mapping, data gathering tools such as ...

  5. Design thinking - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s bring the rise of human-centered design and the rise of design-centered business management. Donald Schön publishes The Reflective Practitioner in which he aims to establish "an epistemology of practice implicit in the artistic, intuitive processes that [design and other] practitioners bring to situations of uncertainty, instability ...

  6. Problem statement - Wikipedia

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    A problem statement is a description of an issue to be addressed, or a condition to be improved upon. It identifies the gap between the current problem and goal. The first condition of solving a problem is understanding the problem, which can be done by way of a problem statement. [1]

  7. Training Within Industry - Wikipedia

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    Problem Solving (PS) - There are two different programs using similar names. The TWI Foundation released their PS program in 1946 and follows the standard J program format. TWI, Inc. released their program in 1955 and is a much more comprehensive program that revolves around using the JI, JR and JM programs for problem solving. [4]

  8. Decision support system - Wikipedia

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    A decision support system (DSS) is an information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities. DSSs serve the management, operations and planning levels of an organization (usually mid and higher management) and help people make decisions about problems that may be rapidly changing and not easily specified in advance—i.e., unstructured and semi-structured ...

  9. Synectics - Wikipedia

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    Synectics is a problem solving methodology that stimulates thought processes of which the subject may be unaware. This method was developed by George M. Prince (1918–2009) [1] and William J.J. Gordon, originating in the Arthur D. Little Invention Design Unit in the 1950s.