APPLICATION OF FISHBONE DIAGRAM TO DETERMINE THE RISK OF AN EVENT WITH MULTIPLE CAUSES

Gheorghe Ilie () and Carmen Ciocoiu
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Gheorghe Ilie: UTI Grup SRL, Soseaua Oltenitei no.107A, Bucharest, Romania

Management Research and Practice, 2010, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Fishbone diagram (also known as Ishikawa diagram) was created with the goal of identifying and grouping the causes which generate a quality problem. Gradually, the method has been used also to group in categories the causes of other types of problems which an organization confronts with. This made Fishbone diagram become a very useful instrument in risk identification stage. The article proposes to extend the applicability of the method by including in the analysis the probabilities and the impact which allow determining the risk score for each category of causes, but also, of the global risk. The practical application is realized to analyze the risk loosing specialists.

Keywords: Fishbone diagram; global risk; probability; impact. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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