Mermaid fishbone diagram in Markdown to PDF
A cause analysis puts the problem at the head and the causes on the bones, grouped by category and nested where one cause has its own.
A problem at the head and its causes on the bones, grouped by category and nested a level deeper, for late deliveries at a furniture maker.
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Markdown · 28 lines---
title: Late deliveries, cause analysis
author: Quality office
---
# Why deliveries ran late in the third quarter
A furniture maker in Poznań missed the promised delivery date on 14 % of orders between July and September. The workshop listed every cause it found, by category.
```mermaid
ishikawa
Late deliveries
People
Two drivers on leave in August
New planner still in training
Process
Orders confirmed before stock check
Routes planned once a day
Materials
Oak panels from one supplier
Supplier closed for two weeks
Fittings out of stock
Equipment
Edge banding machine down
One van without tail lift
```
The two causes behind most late orders were the stock check after confirmation and the single panel supplier. Both have an owner and a date in the action plan.
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