CAUSE AND

EFFECT

DIAGRAM

The Cause-and-Effect-Diagram also referred to as a “Fishbone” diagram, getting the name from its resemblance to a fish skeleton when created.

The main purpose of this diagram is to: define a problem , identify a possible cause , isolate the cause , and then Develop a solution.

The major purpose of the CE Diagram is to act as a first step in problem solving by generating a comprehensive list of possible causes.

It can lead to immediate identification of major causes and point to the potential remedial actions or, failing this, it may indicate the best potential areas for further exploration and analysis.

At a minimum, preparing a CE Diagram will lead to greater understanding of the problem

The CE Diagram was invented by Professor Kaoru Ishikawa of Tokyo University, a highly regarded Japanese expert in quality management.

He first used it in 1943 to help explain to a group of engineers at Kawasaki Steel Works how a complex set of factors could be related to help understand a problem. CE Diagrams have since become a standard tool of analysis in Japan and in the West in conjunction with other analytical and problem-solving tools and techniques.

Developing a CE Diagram in a team meeting is a very effective technique for,concentrating team members’ attention on a specific problem pooling, and reflecting back, team thinking constructing a picture of the problem at hand without resorting to the tight discipline of a flowchart

How to draw CE diagram?

Step 1

Write down the effect to be investigated and draw the ‘backbone’ arrow to it. In the example shown below the effect is ‘Incorrect deliveries’.

Step 2

Identify all the broad areas of enquiry in which the causes of the effect being investigated may lie. For incorrect deliveries the diagram may then become:

Step 3

This step requires the greatest amount of work and imagination because it requires you (or you and your team) to write in all the detailed possible causes in each of the broad areas of enquiry. Each cause identified should be fully explored for further more specific causes which, in turn, contribute to them.

ONPOOR PLACEMENTS

Poor Placements

College Reputation Student’s Performance Market Demand

Quality Education Management

Conflict Situation

Less Known

Deprofessionalization

Ineffective Communication with companies

Poor assessment criteria

Grading System not apt Teaching Methods

Less qualified Teachers

No improvisation in Syllabus

Lack of Technical studies

No proper labs

No scope for Research and Innovation

No prior info. To students

No timely Mails

Form Filling Difficult

Time consuming

No computerization Poor Design

Low grades

Not studying

No interest

Not focused

Family pressure

Influence by friendsLack of soft skills

Big demand for specialist

Reduced salaries

No requirement at employee level

Competitiveness

Poor communication skills

3 ROOT CAUSES FOR POOR PLACEMENTS OF

STUDENTS

1. STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE

Students are not focussed and do not pay attention towards their studies due to which they get less grades.

Some students, just because that they could not get the minimum percentage, are not allowed to sit for recruitment process.

They themselves are not keen in getting recruited to the companies.

SOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED

Students should concentrate towards their studies and be attentive.

Career counselling should be given to students to motivate them.

They should be inspired to achieve something in their life.

QUALITY EDUCATION

The quality of education imparted is not good.

No emphasis on practical education.

No improvisation in syllabus.

SOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED

The education system should be improved.

New approaches and methods should be adopted to impart education.

They should be taught what the companies demand.

COLLEGE REPUTATION

The college reputation even matters for the companies visit.

College collaboration with the companies.

SOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED

The college should hold some workshops through which the name of college can be highlighted.

The college should hold some inter-college competitions for fame and popularity.

The college should collaborate with some companies for students benefit and should invite them for the placements.

LESSONS LEARNT BY US

We learnt about the purpose of cause and effect diagram.

The utility and purpose of the diagram.

Through the CE diagram we were able to state the problems of the poor placements .

It helped us a lot in analysing the root problems for the poor placements.

BY-ASHMEET KAURPRABH SIMRAN KAUR