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A3 Report

One problem on one sheet, the Toyota way: why it matters, the facts and the number, the target and its date, the root cause, the countermeasures with an owner each, the plan and how you will check. If it does not fit on one page, you do not understand it yet.

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    Title, owner, date
    1 · Background

    Why does this problem matter to the customer and the business, now?

    2 · Current condition

    What, where, since when, how much? Facts and numbers, no causes and no solutions yet.

    3 · Target condition

    What does good look like, measured how, by when, and what must not get worse?

    4 · Root-cause analysis

    Why does the gap exist? Go to the floor, ask why until you reach something in the process you can change.

    Open 5 Whys

    5 · Countermeasures

    Which change to the process removes the root cause? One owner and one date each.

    Open the Action Tracker

    6 · Plan

    Who does what, in which order, by when? Pilot first, then roll out.

    7 · Follow-up

    How and when will you check that the target condition holds, and what did you find?

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