Build a Supplier Pareto That Leads to Action

Receiving logged 63 supplier defects across multiple categories. Leadership wants a quality improvement plan, but the team has no priority. Pareto prioritization: choose categories, choose a meaningful measure, rank, then drill into the largest actionable category. The common trap is building a chart that ranks vague categories and then launching vague actions. Pareto only helps if the largest bar points to a controllable process. Choose the measure Use line stoppage minutes instead of defect count because the plant's pain is production disruption. The same data can tell different stories. Pick the measure that matches the decision you need to make.…

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