In a Cause and Effect diagram, some of the major cause categories are mother nature, management, measurement systems, and the following four standard causes:

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• ZMarketing, methods, material, machines
• Man, material, methods, machines
• Man, manufacturing, methods, material
• Man, material, medicines, machines

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Man, material, methods, machines

EXPLANATION

The major cause categories in Cause and Effect diagrams are man, material, methods, and machines, along with mother nature, management, and measurement systems.