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Fishbone — late delivery (6 Ms)

Classic 6 Ms root-cause for a late-shipment incident.

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Why are orders shipping late?Late deliveryManpowerUntrained pickersHigh turnoverMethodManual pick-listsNo batch routingMachineSlow conveyorPrinter downtimeMaterialStockoutsMislabelled SKUsMeasurementNo SLA trackingEnvironmentCold-aisle congestion

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title "Why are orders shipping late?"
problem "Late delivery"
category "Manpower"
  cause "Untrained pickers"
  cause "High turnover"
category "Method"
  cause "Manual pick-lists"
  cause "No batch routing"
category "Machine"
  cause "Slow conveyor"
  cause "Printer downtime"
category "Material"
  cause "Stockouts"
  cause "Mislabelled SKUs"
category "Measurement"
  cause "No SLA tracking"
category "Environment"
  cause "Cold-aisle congestion"