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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Analytical_quality_control/6JBlfYm3">Analytical quality control</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Corrective_and_preventative_action/bWydduL4">Corrective and preventative action</a> (CAPA)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eight_Disciplines_Problem_Solving/gzLSuLfc">Eight Disciplines Problem Solving</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/First_article_inspection/uUNFB9DG">First article inspection</a> (FAI)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ishikawa_diagram/vHFlT4dk">Ishikawa diagram</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plan%25E2%2580%2593do%25E2%2580%2593check%25E2%2580%2593act/EQD5d1UD">Plan–do–check–act</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Problem_solving/9cuLz5pH">Problem solving § Problem-solving methods</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Root_cause_analysis/a3Da5qJI">Root cause analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quality_assurance/BhDeyhel">Quality assurance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quality_management_framework/9TtKGhEz">Quality management framework</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Value_stream_mapping/fVpKDwJm">Value stream mapping</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <ul><li>Shook, John (October 2008). <i>Managing to learn: using the A3 management process to solve problems, gain agreement, mentor and lead</i>. Cambridge, MA: Lean Enterprise Institute. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9781934109205. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276865965">276865965</a>.</li> <li>Sobek, Durward K.; Smalley, Art (2008). <i>Understanding A3 thinking: a critical component of Toyota's PDCA management system</i>. A Productivity Press book. Boca Raton, FL: <a href="/facts/CRC_Press/duTuH4hz">CRC Press</a>/Productivity Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9781563273605. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/183609519">183609519</a>.</li> <li>Matthews, Daniel D. (2011). <i>The A3 workbook: unlock your problem-solving mind</i>. A Productivity Press book. New York: <a href="/facts/CRC_Press/duTuH4hz">CRC Press</a>/Productivity Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9781439834893. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/462926456">462926456</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Shook 2008; Sobek & Smalley 2008; Matthews 2011 - Shook, John (October 2008). Managing to learn: using the A3 management process to solve problems, gain agreement, mentor and lead. Cambridge, MA: Lean Enterprise Institute. ISBN 9781934109205. OCLC 276865965. <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276865965" target="_blank">https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276865965</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Shook 2008; Sobek & Smalley 2008; Matthews 2011 - Shook, John (October 2008). Managing to learn: using the A3 management process to solve problems, gain agreement, mentor and lead. Cambridge, MA: Lean Enterprise Institute. ISBN 9781934109205. OCLC 276865965. <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276865965" target="_blank">https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/276865965</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>