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THEME: Concise statement of what this A3 report is about.

MEMEC 2012

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Background

Target Condition

Why are you talking about it?

What problem are you trying to solve or analyze?
Be very concise communicate WHY you are addressing this issue.

Where we need to be?

What is the specific change you want to accomplish now?
How will you measure success?
Brief; One or two bullets

Current Condition

Countermeasures

Where do we stand?
What is going on?
Use facts and quantified information (time, costs, etc.)
Be visual use Pareto charts, pie charts, sketches

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What is your proposed countermeasure(s) to reach the future state, the target condition.
What alternatives could be considered?
How will you choose among the options? What decision criteria?
How your recommended countermeasures will impact the root cause to change the current
situation and achieve the target.

Whats the problem? (not the causes but the effects) (just the facts)

Plan
Root Cause Analysis

What is the root cause(s) of the problem?

Why are we experiencing the symptom?
What constraints prevent us from the goal?
Use the simplest problem-analysis tool that will suffice to find the root cause of the problem:
Five whys;
Fishbone diagram, problem or process analysis tree;
7 QC tools (old or new);
or other toolbox of your choice.

What activities will be required for implementation and who will be responsible for what and
when?
For each countermeasure (What) list Who, When (and How if applicable)
A Gantt chart or facsimile that shows actions/outcomes, timeline and responsibilities. May include
details on the specific means of implementation.
Indicators of performance, of progress.
- How will we know if the actions have the impact needed?
- What are the critical few, visual, most natural measures?

Follow - up
Give some hints to support the team follow-up actions
What issues or remaining problems can you anticipate?