Use 5 Whys on Missing Vegan Meals

Two vegan guests at table 18 received standard entrees even though vegan meals were prepared and packed. 5 Whys: keep tracing the cause chain until the answer names a fixable process condition. The common shortcut is to blame the server who delivered the plate. That is emotionally simple but operationally thin because it ignores labels, seating maps, expeditor checks, and late-change flow. Why 1 Why did vegan guests receive standard entrees? The server followed the table order shown on the old seating map. The first answer shifts from person blame to the information used at the moment. Why 2 Why…

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