Question

3. Cause and Effect Analysis: Major Categories of Causes

1 point possible (graded)

Major categories of causes were discussed in the lecture about the Cause and Effect analysis:

- Machine

- Materials

- Measurements

- Methods/Procedures

- Manpower

- Environment

- Management/ Policies

Moreover, examples were given for each category.

To which of the categories do the elements "organizational structure" and "logistics" belong to according to the lecture?

1- Machine

2- Environment

3- Measurements

4- Materials

Answer 1

It is Environment For "organizational structure" as While organizations adapt to environment, structure plays an important role, if the inherent nature of the structure is flexible then changes are easily done otherwise it poses a threat to both the process and content of change.

For Logistics It will be Machine and Materials as  The root cause analysis provides the basis for advanced logistics controlling systems to automatically identify weak-points and propose counteractive measures and therefore continuously improve and adapt the supply chain to changing conditions.