Six Sigma SPC's Quality Control Dictionary and Glossary
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Common cause

Typical everyday effects upon any given process. More often than not, tougher to eradicate and may need changes to the process design. Sometimes problematic areas of common causes are referred to as "chronic pain".

It is crucial in a six sigma application to find all common causes.

Also see Special cause, Process improvement, Process management, Process map (flowchart), and Benchmark.

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