The traditional 6Ms are:
* Machines
* Methods
* Materials
* Measurements
* Mother Nature (Environment)
* Manpower (People)
Other definitions:
Machines
Methods
Materials
Measurements
Milieu (Mother Nature, surroundings, environment)
Manpower (People/mainly physical work)
Mindpower (Also people/mainly brain work)
Management (separate from Manpower/People because it considers Tampering)
Money
Miscellaneous
(the) Moon (so far unknown cause)
You can read more about it in the The Cause and Effect Diagram (a.k.a. Fishbone)
article.
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