Your team has been asked to identify the various possible approaches that might achieve a solution. Each approach may have potential for failures. Which tool would your team use to determine the optimal approach?
A: Pareto chart
B: Interrelationship diagraph/diagram
C: CTQ tree
D: PDPC
D. PDPC
The Process Decision Program Chart is a technique used to help design a contingency plan in order to ensure the optimal approach for the same.
Your team has been asked to identify the various possible approaches that might achieve a solution....
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