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5-Why Analysis
§5-Why of Past 6 months (5 mins)
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
§5-Why Revision (5 mins)
Agenda
§Conclusion (10 mins)
§Guideline of Asking Why Why Why (20mins)
§Case study 1 & Presentation (90 mins)
§5-Why Judgment Matrix (15 mins)
§Case Study 2 & Presentation (75 mins)
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Revision -- Purpose
Started popular since 1970s’ suggested by Mr.
Masaaki Imai (Toyota) as a trouble shooting
technique.
To find the root causes of a problem or defect
by carefully and repeatedly asking “Why”.
Once root cause is understood,
countermeasure can then be developed and
implemented effectively.
‚ PDS TATUS & I MMEDI AT
ACTION OF PROBLEM
1.1@STATU
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COUNTERMEASURE
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COUNTERMEASURE
¦ ‚ TDCONF I RMA TION
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EFFECTIVENESSCAUSECOUNTERMEASURE
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¦ ‚ QDGRAS P OF THE Fi St at us of pr oducts
quality/Analysis of factor
2-1 Investigation of defective products
2-2 Investigation of process( Rule vs Actual) /
Analysis of factor
6.1 HORIZONTAL DEPLOYMENT
6.2 STANDARDIZATION
¦ ‚ UDHOR I ZONT
DEPLOYMENT &
STANDARDIZATION
1
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2
3
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5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Revision -- 5-Why Analysis Report
YES NO Remarks
1.1 Defective quantity at customer or occurrence site.
1.2 Defective quantity at Warehouse, Supplier or on shipment.
1.3 Rejected ratio, frequency of occurrence.
1.4 What is the consequence on function ability?
1.5 When / Where does defective happened?
( Lot No., Serial No., Production Date, etc. )
1.6 How the defect being detected? Any special condition?
1.7 Investigation of actual parts, confirmation on the defect
( compare with specification ).
2.1 What is the defect? How far deviated from specification?
( Minimum / Maximum / Average )
2.2 Confirmation on Quality Requirement / Standard.
( Data collection of production records, inspection check sheets, etc. )
2.3 Suspected causes from above finding.
2.4 Thorough investigation on the suspected causes.
2.5 Possible to confirm the root cause? (Re-occurrence test? )
2.6 Are followings being considered? Why if any following data is not
available, insufficient or deviated from quality standard?
Human factor and if training is effectively carried out?
Record of process parameter, inspection check list? Any
pro-active action if any abnormality?
Machinery / equipment condition? Any machine check list or
maintenance?
Any change in material, source, dimension, etc.?
2.7 If any of above deviated from specification or standard, why is it
happened? Are there any imperfect on the operations system?
3.1 Any immediate counter-measure to prevent further outflow?
3.2 Is the counter-measure react to the root cause of both occurrence
and outflow?
3 CAUSE AND 3.3 Considering all possible counter-measures to solve the problem.
COUNTER-MEASURE 3.4 Counter-measure on Technical / Engineering matter.
3.5 Counter-measure on Quality System.
3.6 Counter-measure on daily management.
3.7 Consider all 4M on the counter-measure.
3.8 Pokayoke
4.1 It will not resolve one defect but create another defect.
4 COUNTER-MEASURE 4.2 Monitoring of re-occurrence.
EFFECTIVENESS 4.3 To confirm the possibility of re-occurrence.
4.4 To establish measurable judgement of counter-measure.
4.5 Relevant personnel well understand on the rational of counter-measure.
5.1 Sufficient training on relevant personnel.
5 HORIZONTAL 5.2 Relevant personnel well understand the 5-Why Analysis.
DEPLOYMENT 5.3 Able to apply onto other models / products.
5.4 Able to apply onto other operations.
STATUS OF PROBLEM1
2 GRASP OF THE FACT
CATEGORY CHECK POINTS
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Revision -- General Checklist
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
5-Why Analysis Report from Fronts in Past 6 Months
Fronts No. of 5-Why Report Submitted
SAM 1
STC 2
SIT 2
ISI 2
SVL 3
SPK
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
5-Why Analysis Report from Fronts in Past 6 Months
1) Status of problem
2) Fact (why-why)
3) Causes & countermeasures
4) Effectiveness
5) Deployment
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
1) Get Start on 1st Why
2) Answering
3) Chain of Whys & Answers
4) Where End ?
5) Reversal
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(1) Get Start on 1st Why
To ask Why did this defect or problem occur? And
Why defective yet outflow to customer.
(A) Start asking Why only after thorough
investigation on occurrence of defect.
To first investigate what type of noise,
where noisy, how noisy, when noisy…
before ask why !
Example 1:
Why compressor noisy?
NG
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(1) Get Start on 1st Why
(B) Write down the specific problem, writing the issue
helps you formalize the problem.
Ask the right question !
(If you do not ask the right question, you
don’t get the right answer.
Example 2:
Claim on compressor bracket crack,
and found one bolt has been broken.
Why compressor bracket bolt broken?
Why compressor bracket is cracked?
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(2) Answering
(A) Answer direct to point.
Example 1:
Why Dimension NG but out flow to customer?
Because only sample inspection, cannot detect all
defective part.
Firstly, manufacturing must ensure dimension within
spec., such as Cpk >1.33. So find out what’s wrong
there, but not sampling inspection.
NG
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(2) Answering
(B) Consider 4M
DIE
LEG
BROKEN
MATERIALMACHINE
MAN METHOD
HANDLING
PROCESS
ATTITUDE
Insufficient
TRAININ
G
Poor/ Bad
IN -
EXPERIENCE
New operator
Moulding
M/C
Life Span
Poor
Control
MANPOWER
High turn
over
BEAD
Size
Loading/
Unloading
Improper
Platform
Too High
Chute
Staking
Too High
Too
Steep
Erosio
n
Maintenance
Poor
Poor Life
Span
Control
CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGRAM - STYROFOAM
PREPARED BY : ALFRED TAN
TAY BOON CHEI
DATE : 02OCTOBER2001
DISCUSSION WITH BW (60 MINS)
MEMBERS:
Ms SUSAN (BROADWAY)
ALFRED/TAY B C (SIS-QD)
Incorrect
Spec/Grade
Incorrect
Poor
Maintenanc
e
Steam Pressure
Control
PRE-
EXPANSION
Density
Control Weighing
NG
Wrong
Wrong
Die Design
Weak at
leg
porting
ENVIRONMENT
Practice
Double
Handling
Poor Fusion
Packing
Too
Heavy
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(2) Answering
(C) Steer away from blaming individuals.
Blaming individual people leaves you with no option
except to punish them, and this leaves no room for
substantive change.
The question is “Why?”, not “Who”.
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
When previous answer is found, ask “Why is this the case?”
again and again…like peeling away the layers of symptoms
which can lead to the root cause.
5-Why Analysis
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(3) Chain of Whys
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(3) Chain of Whys
(A) As each answer is recorded, ask: “OK, is it the only answer ?”
1st Why
2nd Why
1st Answer
2nd Why
1st Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(3) Chain of Whys
1st Why
2nd Why
1st Answer
2nd Why
1st Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
3rd Why
2nd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
4th Why
3rd Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Why
4th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
5th Answer
(A) As each answer is recorded, ask: “OK, is it the only answer ?”
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(3) Chain of Whys
Example 1: The floor near the machine is oily.
1st Why the floor near machine is oily?
Because oil leak out from machine.
2nd Why oil leak out from machine?
Because one valve is leakage.
3rd Why the valve is leakage?
Because the seal has been worn out?
4th Why the seal has been worn out?
Because…..design, maintenance, etc
Event
System
(B) Develop the answer from Event-oriented to systematic
explanation. (From symptom to cause.)
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(4) Where End?
The causes that countermeasure can be taken
place and defect/problem will be eliminated
effectively with no possibility of re-occurrence.
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(A) Root cause should not be taken to mean the last link in
the chain of Whys. It should mean the network of things
(below the surface) that taken together produced the
problem (on the surface), i.e. after it reaches the level of
systematic explanation.
(4) Where End?
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
1st Why did your car breakdown on the road?
Because run out of petrol
2nd Why did it run out of petrol?
Because I didn’t buy petrol before used up
3rd Why didn’t you buy the petrol before used up?
Because I have not money
4th Why didn’t you have any money?
Because I just lost it all in casino
5th Why you lost it all in casino?
Example 1 : Car Break Down on Road
Problem lies on his personality,
countermeasure to be done on
his attitude.
(4) Where End?
Because my skill of gamble is poor…
Because I make mistake…
Because I have not enough money to win back…
Similarly, asking whysss on a
technical defect will often
reveal the imperfect of working
system or management that
needed improvement.
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(B) Continue question and answer until not able to
provide straight forward answer.
Asking “Why” and answering “Why carefully until a
“Cause Unknown” is surfaced.
When the answer is “I don’t know”, then you have a
“Why” whose cause is unknown, then it should be the
cause to take effective action.
(4) Where End?
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(5) Reserval
Defective Why 1? Why 2?Answer 1
Root Cause
Why 3?
Why 5?
Why 4?
Answer 4
Answer 3 Answer 2
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
(5) Reserval
Defective
Root CauseIf so,
then…
If so,
then…
Answer 4
If so,
then…
If so,
then…
Answer 1
If so,
then…Answer 3 Answer 2
Must be logically link back from Root
Cause to Defective.
5-Why Analysis
Prepared by : DarrenTeh
Date : 30th Jun 2004
Guidelines on Why Why Why …
Summary
Get start on 1st Why (A) Only carry out after thorough investigation
on occurrence of defect.
(B) Writing the issue helps you formalize the
problem.
Answering (A) Answer direct to point.
(B) 4M
(C) Steer away from blaming individuals.
Chain of 5-Why & Answer (A) Is it the only answer?
(B) Develop the answer from Event-oriented to
systematic explanation. (From symptom to
cause.)
Where End? Until Root Causes revealed
(A) Things (below the surface) that taken
together produced the problem (on the surface).
(B) Continue question and answer until not able
to provide straight forward answer.
Reversal (A) Reverse from root cause, “if so.. then”
that logically return to the defect.

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5why guideline

  • 1. 5-Why Analysis §5-Why of Past 6 months (5 mins) Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 §5-Why Revision (5 mins) Agenda §Conclusion (10 mins) §Guideline of Asking Why Why Why (20mins) §Case study 1 & Presentation (90 mins) §5-Why Judgment Matrix (15 mins) §Case Study 2 & Presentation (75 mins)
  • 2. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Revision -- Purpose Started popular since 1970s’ suggested by Mr. Masaaki Imai (Toyota) as a trouble shooting technique. To find the root causes of a problem or defect by carefully and repeatedly asking “Why”. Once root cause is understood, countermeasure can then be developed and implemented effectively.
  • 3. ‚ PDS TATUS & I MMEDI AT ACTION OF PROBLEM 1.1@STATU 1.2 IMMEDIATE ACTION<Inspection/Selection/Others> ¦ ‚ RDI NVES TI GA TION ON CAUS E OF OCCUR R ENC E COUNTERMEASURE ¦ ‚ SDI NVES TI GA TION ON CAUS E OF OUT F LOW COUNTERMEASURE ¦ ‚ TDCONF I RMA TION COUNTERMEASURE EFFECTIVENESSCAUSECOUNTERMEASURE 3rd W H Y 4th W H Y F A C T 1st W H Y 2nd W H Y CAUSECOUNTERMEASURE 5th W H Y OCCURRENCE OUTFLOW FO O L PRO O F; YES or NO STANDARDIZATIO N ;NEED or NO T (SCHEDULE : XXXX/*** ) FO O L PRO O F; YES or NO STANDARDIZATIO N ;NEED or NO T ¦ ‚ QDGRAS P OF THE Fi St at us of pr oducts quality/Analysis of factor 2-1 Investigation of defective products 2-2 Investigation of process( Rule vs Actual) / Analysis of factor 6.1 HORIZONTAL DEPLOYMENT 6.2 STANDARDIZATION ¦ ‚ UDHOR I ZONT DEPLOYMENT & STANDARDIZATION 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Revision -- 5-Why Analysis Report
  • 4. YES NO Remarks 1.1 Defective quantity at customer or occurrence site. 1.2 Defective quantity at Warehouse, Supplier or on shipment. 1.3 Rejected ratio, frequency of occurrence. 1.4 What is the consequence on function ability? 1.5 When / Where does defective happened? ( Lot No., Serial No., Production Date, etc. ) 1.6 How the defect being detected? Any special condition? 1.7 Investigation of actual parts, confirmation on the defect ( compare with specification ). 2.1 What is the defect? How far deviated from specification? ( Minimum / Maximum / Average ) 2.2 Confirmation on Quality Requirement / Standard. ( Data collection of production records, inspection check sheets, etc. ) 2.3 Suspected causes from above finding. 2.4 Thorough investigation on the suspected causes. 2.5 Possible to confirm the root cause? (Re-occurrence test? ) 2.6 Are followings being considered? Why if any following data is not available, insufficient or deviated from quality standard? Human factor and if training is effectively carried out? Record of process parameter, inspection check list? Any pro-active action if any abnormality? Machinery / equipment condition? Any machine check list or maintenance? Any change in material, source, dimension, etc.? 2.7 If any of above deviated from specification or standard, why is it happened? Are there any imperfect on the operations system? 3.1 Any immediate counter-measure to prevent further outflow? 3.2 Is the counter-measure react to the root cause of both occurrence and outflow? 3 CAUSE AND 3.3 Considering all possible counter-measures to solve the problem. COUNTER-MEASURE 3.4 Counter-measure on Technical / Engineering matter. 3.5 Counter-measure on Quality System. 3.6 Counter-measure on daily management. 3.7 Consider all 4M on the counter-measure. 3.8 Pokayoke 4.1 It will not resolve one defect but create another defect. 4 COUNTER-MEASURE 4.2 Monitoring of re-occurrence. EFFECTIVENESS 4.3 To confirm the possibility of re-occurrence. 4.4 To establish measurable judgement of counter-measure. 4.5 Relevant personnel well understand on the rational of counter-measure. 5.1 Sufficient training on relevant personnel. 5 HORIZONTAL 5.2 Relevant personnel well understand the 5-Why Analysis. DEPLOYMENT 5.3 Able to apply onto other models / products. 5.4 Able to apply onto other operations. STATUS OF PROBLEM1 2 GRASP OF THE FACT CATEGORY CHECK POINTS 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Revision -- General Checklist
  • 5. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 5-Why Analysis Report from Fronts in Past 6 Months Fronts No. of 5-Why Report Submitted SAM 1 STC 2 SIT 2 ISI 2 SVL 3 SPK
  • 6. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 5-Why Analysis Report from Fronts in Past 6 Months 1) Status of problem 2) Fact (why-why) 3) Causes & countermeasures 4) Effectiveness 5) Deployment
  • 7. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … 1) Get Start on 1st Why 2) Answering 3) Chain of Whys & Answers 4) Where End ? 5) Reversal
  • 8. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (1) Get Start on 1st Why To ask Why did this defect or problem occur? And Why defective yet outflow to customer. (A) Start asking Why only after thorough investigation on occurrence of defect. To first investigate what type of noise, where noisy, how noisy, when noisy… before ask why ! Example 1: Why compressor noisy? NG
  • 9. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (1) Get Start on 1st Why (B) Write down the specific problem, writing the issue helps you formalize the problem. Ask the right question ! (If you do not ask the right question, you don’t get the right answer. Example 2: Claim on compressor bracket crack, and found one bolt has been broken. Why compressor bracket bolt broken? Why compressor bracket is cracked?
  • 10. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (2) Answering (A) Answer direct to point. Example 1: Why Dimension NG but out flow to customer? Because only sample inspection, cannot detect all defective part. Firstly, manufacturing must ensure dimension within spec., such as Cpk >1.33. So find out what’s wrong there, but not sampling inspection. NG
  • 11. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (2) Answering (B) Consider 4M DIE LEG BROKEN MATERIALMACHINE MAN METHOD HANDLING PROCESS ATTITUDE Insufficient TRAININ G Poor/ Bad IN - EXPERIENCE New operator Moulding M/C Life Span Poor Control MANPOWER High turn over BEAD Size Loading/ Unloading Improper Platform Too High Chute Staking Too High Too Steep Erosio n Maintenance Poor Poor Life Span Control CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGRAM - STYROFOAM PREPARED BY : ALFRED TAN TAY BOON CHEI DATE : 02OCTOBER2001 DISCUSSION WITH BW (60 MINS) MEMBERS: Ms SUSAN (BROADWAY) ALFRED/TAY B C (SIS-QD) Incorrect Spec/Grade Incorrect Poor Maintenanc e Steam Pressure Control PRE- EXPANSION Density Control Weighing NG Wrong Wrong Die Design Weak at leg porting ENVIRONMENT Practice Double Handling Poor Fusion Packing Too Heavy
  • 12. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (2) Answering (C) Steer away from blaming individuals. Blaming individual people leaves you with no option except to punish them, and this leaves no room for substantive change. The question is “Why?”, not “Who”.
  • 13. Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 When previous answer is found, ask “Why is this the case?” again and again…like peeling away the layers of symptoms which can lead to the root cause. 5-Why Analysis Guidelines on Why Why Why … (3) Chain of Whys
  • 14. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (3) Chain of Whys (A) As each answer is recorded, ask: “OK, is it the only answer ?” 1st Why 2nd Why 1st Answer 2nd Why 1st Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer
  • 15. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (3) Chain of Whys 1st Why 2nd Why 1st Answer 2nd Why 1st Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 3rd Why 2nd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 4th Why 3rd Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Why 4th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer 5th Answer (A) As each answer is recorded, ask: “OK, is it the only answer ?”
  • 16. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (3) Chain of Whys Example 1: The floor near the machine is oily. 1st Why the floor near machine is oily? Because oil leak out from machine. 2nd Why oil leak out from machine? Because one valve is leakage. 3rd Why the valve is leakage? Because the seal has been worn out? 4th Why the seal has been worn out? Because…..design, maintenance, etc Event System (B) Develop the answer from Event-oriented to systematic explanation. (From symptom to cause.)
  • 17. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (4) Where End? The causes that countermeasure can be taken place and defect/problem will be eliminated effectively with no possibility of re-occurrence.
  • 18. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (A) Root cause should not be taken to mean the last link in the chain of Whys. It should mean the network of things (below the surface) that taken together produced the problem (on the surface), i.e. after it reaches the level of systematic explanation. (4) Where End?
  • 19. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … 1st Why did your car breakdown on the road? Because run out of petrol 2nd Why did it run out of petrol? Because I didn’t buy petrol before used up 3rd Why didn’t you buy the petrol before used up? Because I have not money 4th Why didn’t you have any money? Because I just lost it all in casino 5th Why you lost it all in casino? Example 1 : Car Break Down on Road Problem lies on his personality, countermeasure to be done on his attitude. (4) Where End? Because my skill of gamble is poor… Because I make mistake… Because I have not enough money to win back… Similarly, asking whysss on a technical defect will often reveal the imperfect of working system or management that needed improvement.
  • 20. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (B) Continue question and answer until not able to provide straight forward answer. Asking “Why” and answering “Why carefully until a “Cause Unknown” is surfaced. When the answer is “I don’t know”, then you have a “Why” whose cause is unknown, then it should be the cause to take effective action. (4) Where End?
  • 21. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (5) Reserval Defective Why 1? Why 2?Answer 1 Root Cause Why 3? Why 5? Why 4? Answer 4 Answer 3 Answer 2
  • 22. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … (5) Reserval Defective Root CauseIf so, then… If so, then… Answer 4 If so, then… If so, then… Answer 1 If so, then…Answer 3 Answer 2 Must be logically link back from Root Cause to Defective.
  • 23. 5-Why Analysis Prepared by : DarrenTeh Date : 30th Jun 2004 Guidelines on Why Why Why … Summary Get start on 1st Why (A) Only carry out after thorough investigation on occurrence of defect. (B) Writing the issue helps you formalize the problem. Answering (A) Answer direct to point. (B) 4M (C) Steer away from blaming individuals. Chain of 5-Why & Answer (A) Is it the only answer? (B) Develop the answer from Event-oriented to systematic explanation. (From symptom to cause.) Where End? Until Root Causes revealed (A) Things (below the surface) that taken together produced the problem (on the surface). (B) Continue question and answer until not able to provide straight forward answer. Reversal (A) Reverse from root cause, “if so.. then” that logically return to the defect.