In the late 1800's, sociopolitical economist Vilfredo Pareto observed an unequal distribution of wealth and power in a relatively small proportion of the total population.
What is it?
The Pareto Principle states that only a "vital few"
factors are responsible for producing most of the problems. It is often referred to as the 80-20 rule. (80% of the problems can be attributed to 20% of the causes.) This principle can be applied to quality improvement to the extent that a great majority of problems (80%) are produced by a few key causes (20%). If we correct these few key causes, we will have a greater probability of success.
by 20% of the customer base, and 20% of the revenue is generated by the 80%. population.
80% of the wealth was in the hands of 20% of the 20% of the repair parts normally account for 80 percent of
20% of the producers 80% of your profits comes from 20% of your customers 80% of sales are attributable to 20% of the sales force. Within your process, 20 percent of the individuals will cause 80 percent of your headaches.
people will command 80 percent of your time. Of all the solutions you identify, about 20 percent are likely to remain viable after adequate screening. 80% of car accidents are caused by 20% of drivers "A minority of input produces the majority of results."
decreasing order, the relative contribution of each cause to the total problem. the number of occurrences, the cost associated with each cause, or another measure of impact on the problem
Rank the causes from the most to the least important, and calculate the cumulative percentage (the cumulative percentage is the first percentage plus the second percentage, and so on).
2. Draw a horizontal axis (X) that represents the different causes, ordered from the most to least frequent. 3. Draw a vertical axis (Y) with percentages from 0 to 100%. 4. Construct a bar graph based on the percentage of each cause. 5. Construct a line graph of the cumulative percent. 6. Draw a line from 80% on the Y axis to the line graph, and then drop the line down to the X axis. This line separates the important causes from the trivial ones.
PARETO CHART
Pareto Analysis for Drawn Fiber NCRs
2. 22 7. 77 2. 22 2. 22 22 2 .2 7. 77 22 2 .2 % Of T otal NCRs 2. 22 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 .2 2 2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2 22 2. 2 .2 2. 22 2 .2
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PARETO CHART
Pareto Analysis for Sheathed Cable NCRs
2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2 .2 22 2 .2 2. 22 2. 22 22 2 .2 % Of T otal NCRs 2. 22 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 .2 2 .2 2. 22 2. 22 2. 22 2 22 2. 2 .2
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Calculation of % NCRType
Coating Fiber Break Attenuation C.C.E Steps Cladding Bending in Attenuation Curve Cutoff Wavelength Lumps Lamda Zero PMD Whitish Scratches Humps in OTDR trace Air Bubbles
Total 59 39 31 33 48 20 34 9 11 1 1 1 3 1
% of total 20.3 13.4 10.7 11.3 16.5 6.9 11.7 3.1 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3
cumulative 20.3 33.7 44.3 55.7 72.2 79.0 90.7 93.8 97.6 97.9 98.3 98.6 99.7 100.0
Pareto Graph
% Of T otal NCRs 22 2 .2 22 2 .2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2
Cladding Lumps Cutoff Wavelength Humps in OTDR trace Lamda Zero P MD Whitish Scratches Air Bubbles
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Coating Steps Fiber Break Bending in Attenuation Curve C . C . E Attenuation
2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 22 2 .2 % of total cumulative 2 2 2 2 2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2
2 .2 2 2 2 .2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 2 .2 2 2 .2 2 2 2 .2 .2 .2