{"id":7718,"date":"2010-12-09T06:12:09","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T11:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2013-08-29T10:13:45","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T15:13:45","slug":"dmaic-solution-selection-matrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/dmaic-solution-selection-matrix\/7718\/","title":{"rendered":"Solution Selection Matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can learn more about the solution selection matrix in the explanation below, or you can <a title=\"download a free solution selection matrix in powerpoint format\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/solution-selection-matrix-download\/\">download a free solution selection matrix<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>As key tool in the Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology is the use of the Solution Selection Matrix. By contrast, this same approach in Lean Manufacturing is typically called a Countermeasures Matrix, which shows all the potential countermeasures for each root cause.<\/p>\n<p>A solution selection matrix will contain the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The problem we&#8217;re trying to solve.<\/li>\n<li>The root causes attached to the problem, in a sideways branching tree diagram.<\/li>\n<li>The practical solutions attached to each root cause &#8211; a root cause can have several practical solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Then, there can be a number of likert scale attributes to judge the effectiveness or feasibility of the proposed solutions.<\/p>\n<p>A Solution Selection Matrix example is shown below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7719 aligncenter\" title=\"solution-selection-matrix-dmaic\" alt=\"dmaic, solution selection matrix, countermeasure\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/solution-selection-matrix-dmaic.jpg\" width=\"563\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/solution-selection-matrix-dmaic.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/solution-selection-matrix-dmaic-600x253.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/solution-selection-matrix-dmaic-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/solution-selection-matrix-dmaic-1024x431.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This exercise should be done as a team, involving the right stakeholders and decision makers in order to be effective. 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