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8D Template
8D Template
Tracking Number:
Customer Number:
8-D is a quality management tool and is a vehicle for a cross-functional team to articulate thoughts and provides scientific determination to
details of problems and provide solutions. Organizations can benefit from the 8-D approach by applying it to all areas in the company. The 8-D
provides excellent guidelines allowing us to get to the root of a problem and ways to check that the solution actually works. Rather than
healing the symptom, the illness is cured, thus, the same problem is unlikely to recur.
Step
Action
0
The Planning Stage
1
Establishing
the Team
2
Problem
Definition /
Statement &
Description
3
Developing
Interim
Containment
Action
5
Identifying
Permanent
Corrective
Actions (PCA)
6
Implementing
&
V
ali
d
ati
n
g
P
C
A
7
Preventing
Recurrence
Team Goals:
Team Objectives:
Department
Skills
Name
Problem Definition
2A
4
Identifying &
Verifying
Root Cause
8
Recognizing
Team Efforts
Responsibility
Part Number(s):
Customer(s):
List all of the data and documents that might help you to define
the problem more exactly?
Action Plan to collect additional information:
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Who
2B
IS
IS NOT
What
How Often
When
Where
Why
When could the problem have been noticed but was not?
Problem Description
(based on the information gathered so far, provide a concise problem description)
2C
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4A
Brainstorm the possible causes of the problem
Materials
Machine
Materials
Machine
Problem
Method
Environment
Measurement
Method
Environment
Measurement
circle the most likely contributors (a maximum of three) from each side.
4B
5 Why Analysis
Ask Why did this happen?
Action Plan
Based on the teams discussions. Begin to complete the Root Cause Action Plan to verify and validate the root causes and test the escape
point. Document this on the Action Item Table
4C
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Preventing Recurrence
determine what improvements in systems and processes would prevent problem from recurring. Ensure that corrective action remains in place
and successful
7A
Process / Item
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Who Responsible
When
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Document
Completion Date
Who Responsible
Planned
Actual
Was this problem solving exercise effective? Has it been verified with a follow-up?
Yes
No
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Findings
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Containment / Corrective
Action
How Verified
Action
Who Responsible
Planned
Actual
Status
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