What seems to be the problem?
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problem, detection, improvement, solutionAbstract
This guide covers all the subjects of the detection-solution process of a problem. A considerable effort has been made to keep the language simple, practical, and accurate in order to make this document easy to read and to apply. The reader-analyst is invited to benefit from the successes and mistakes reported in 200+ industrial case-studies and postgraduate dissertations, directed and supervised by the author, in a wide variety of contexts, in the UK, Mexico, and USA, in 25+ years, including both public and private organizations. The questioning process implicit in this guide, has been devised to follow a logical tree-like structure, starting with simple general aspects which gradually evolve into specific and deep subjects. Questions are approached in a general-to-specific sequence. However, any reader can adopt a different sequence, according to his/her own interests, thus enabling him/her to process the required information as it comes to his/her mind, without missing any relevant aspect.
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