Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 5P
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To draw: The cause and effect diagram if the table lamp fails to light when turned on.
Introduction: Cause and effect diagram would represent the relationship between the effect and the possible cause to produce the effect. It makes the people to understand the causes of the problem.
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