Ishikawa diagram
English
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Etymology
Named after Kaoru Ishikawa, who first developed such diagrams as a management tool.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Ishikawa diagram (plural Ishikawa diagrams)
- A diagram used in quality management to display a detailed list of causes and effects of a problem and thus to decipher the root cause of a problem.
- 2000, Donald E. Lighter, Douglas C. Fair, Principles and Methods of Quality Management in Health Care, page 59
- The procedure for constructing an Ishikawa diagram relies on brainstorming for stimulating the QI team to think of reasons for the problem.
- 2001, Judy Hankins, Infusion Therapy in Clinical Practice, page 42:
- The Ishikawa diagram is used extensively in what is termed root cause analysis, meaning the development of hypotheses of why an event occurred.
- 2000, Donald E. Lighter, Douglas C. Fair, Principles and Methods of Quality Management in Health Care, page 59
Synonyms
Translations
display of causes and effects
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References
- Summers, donna C.S. (2005) Quality management-creating and sustaining Organizational Effectiveness. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Person/prentice hall.