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Structured problem solving for materiel managers.

Q B Samelson
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A structured approach to problem solving and solution documentation is one of the keys to continuous improvement. Without it, it is quite possible to solve the wrong problem, to solve the right problem in the wrong way, or (maybe worst of all) to solve the same problem over and over again. Companies that have figured out how to solve the right problems in the right way, once and for all, will ultimately move forward much faster than their competitors.

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Guidelines as TopicHumansInstitutional Management TeamsMaterials Management, HospitalOrganizational InnovationProblem SolvingTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesJournal Article

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Q B Samelson. 1998. Structured problem solving for materiel managers.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10178549/

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