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P‑M Analysis

P‑M Analysis Step 4: Study the Relevance of 4M Factors

In the third step of P‑M analy­sis, we exam­ine how the con­stituent con­di­tions iden­ti­fied in the pre­vi­ous step are relat­ed to the basic process inputs. In step four, we find inputs from the four 4M cat­e­gories of machine, meth­ods, man­pow­er, or mate­ri­als. Learn the five key activ­i­ties dur­ing this step, how this inves­ti­ga­tion dif­fers from 5‑why analy­sis, and how to fill out the P‑M analy­sis cause and effect table.

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What Is P-M Analysis?

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Getting Started with P-M Analysis

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P-M Analysis Step 1: Clarify the Phenomenon

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P-M Analysis Step 2: What Is a Physical Analysis?

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P-M Analysis Step 2: How to Conduct a Physical Analysis

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P-M Analysis Step 2: How to Draw a Process Diagram

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P-M Analysis Step 3: Identify Constituent Conditions

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P-M Analysis Step 4: Study the Relevance of 4M Factors

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P-M Analysis Step 6: Study Investigation and Measurement Methods

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P-M Analysis Step 7 Identify Deviations from Optimal Conditions

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P-M Analysis Step 8 Draft and implement corrective action plan

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How to Sustain the Results of P-M analysis

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How to Use a P-M Analysis Storyboard

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Next Video P‑M Analysis Step 5: Define Optimal Conditions 

In the first four steps of P‑M analy­sis we clar­i­fy the phe­nom­e­non, con­duct a phys­i­cal analy­sis, and list all con­tribut­ing fac­tors for the phe­nom­e­non. Before we can judge whether these fac­tors are nor­mal or abnor­mal, we must define the opti­mal con­di­tions for each fac­tor. Learn the def­i­n­i­tion of opti­mal con­di­tions, how to find exist­ing stan­dards, and what to do when we must estab­lish miss­ing ones.