Discuss the outcome of applying each element of the scientific approach and provide your recommendation for making changes.
There are different approaches to continual improvement processes. It is important for management to understand how to identify problems and to continually use a process to evaluate and improve performance. A common type of approach often used is called the scientific approach. This approach has four basic elements:
- Collecting data
- Determining the cause of the problem
- Determining a solution
- Planning and making changes
In this discussion, you will learn how this approach can be used for continual process improvement.
To participate in this discussion, complete the following tasks:
- From your experience and research, identify a business problem. Apply each element of the scientific approach to this business problem.
- Discuss the outcome of applying each element of the scientific approach and provide your recommendation for making changes.
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the scientific approach? Explain.