Sigmatron international'stijuana, Mexico, facility is using an old school approach to drive a broad range of continuous improvement initiatives. The Eight Disciplines (8D) problem-solving methodology is used as a framework for analyzing customer issues and defining the specific challenges to be solved. The 8D methodology was originally developed by the US government in World War Ⅱ. It was refined by Ford in the 1980s and grew in popularity. One of its advantages is the fact that it can be used to drive continuous improvement throughout an organization.
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