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5 Whys Analysis

5 Whys Analysis is a root cause analysis method that iteratively interrogates the cause of a failure or incident by successively asking "why" up to five times to distinguish underlying systemic factors from proximate events.

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2017–2026

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Techniques for Root Cause Analysis

Patricia M. Williams · Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings · 2001 · 85 citations · Full text

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Root Cause Analysis: Learning from Adverse Safety Events

Olga R. Brook, Jonathan B. Kruskal, Ronald L. Eisenberg et al. · Radiographics · 2015 · 58 citations

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A systematic approach to root cause analysis using 3 × 5 why’s technique

Prashant Gangidi · International Journal of Lean Six Sigma · 2018 · 56 citations

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SMED enhanced with 5-Whys Analysis to improve set-upreduction programs: the SWAN approach

Marcello Braglia, Marco Frosolini, Mosè Gallo · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology · 2016 · 54 citations

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The Five Whys Method: A Tool for Developing Problem Definitions in Collaboration with Children

Danielle Kohfeldt, Regina Day Langhout · Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology · 2011 · 45 citations

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Authors

21

  1. MB
    Marcello Braglia

    University of Pisa, Italy

    2 publications · 96 citations

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  2. RR
    Rinaldo Rinaldi

    University of Florence, Italy

    1 publications · 42 citations

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  3. MF
    Marco Frosolini

    University of Pisa, Italy

    1 publications · 54 citations

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  4. RL
    Ronald L. Eisenberg

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  5. PM
    Patricia M. Williams

    Virginia Tech, United States

    1 publications · 85 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italy

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    234 citations

  2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    232 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

  4. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  5. Lam Research (United States)

    Fremont, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

  6. Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  7. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    22 citations

  8. Bournemouth University

    Poole, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

    1 publications · 42 citations

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  2. Energy Engineering

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Nursing Standard

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings

    1 publications · 85 citations

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