Plan-Do-Check-Act

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Planning quality improvement, implementing the plan, analysing the results and re-plamung is a continuous cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act). Interrelated improvement plans are deployed at all levels of the laboratoiy (corporate, department, process, individual). It is essential to note that the commitment of laboratory personnel is maximized when such personnel is actively involved in the generation and deployment of the improvement plans. 

The concept of continuous improvement is relatively simple, and it is often stated as the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. The basic strategy follows these steps ... 

Continue the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle until the acceptable level of performance is attained and the desired performance is maintained. 

There are various ways to manage an implementation effort and the ongoing operations of a metrics system. An often-used strategy follows the widely documented Plan-Do-Check-Act model, which is described in Chapter 2. 

Both RCMS technical specifications follow the Plan-Do-Check-Act framework after top management develops the organization s Responsible Care Policy. 

Four principles construct a planning and design framework in an effort to value natural capital and consider true environmental impact.1 Each of these four principles is powerful enough alone to impact an organization s progression toward sustainability, but the greatest impact is when these principles are adopted as a complete framework. Additionally, the principles will be presented linearly, but are best used as a circuitous framework, similar to the quality improvement framework of the Deming Cycle Plan, Do, Check, Act.2... 

Most companies already have at least one management system, and many companies have well defined activities which actually are CSR-activities but have not been systemized under a CSR perspective. Thus [the plan-do-check-act management system approach] must be adapted to the actual company and must be coordinated with other management systems in the companies. 

Adopt a management systems approach to implement their Responsible Care commitments consisting of the internationally accepted elements of Plan-Do-Check-Act. 

Fig. 2 Nonlinear representation of the product development process using the Plan-Do-Check-Act Shewhart cycle.

In the Toyota Education Model the lean tool. Cl and the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is taught to employees. PDCA is a visual management tool used to organize and implement the proposals to solve problems suggested by employee teams and quality management circles. The PDCA cycle is the practical method of using a common problem solving format to provoke small improvement steps, also... 

Both of these ISO management systems use the Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology. This common methodology is sometimes referred to as a continuous improvement cycle. Its steps are ... 

The ISO 14000 family has a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle as in all ISO management systems standards ... 

Chart Flowchart Histogram Pareto Chart The Plan-Do-Check Act or Shewhart Cycle... 

The first major release— ISO 9000 1994— was built around the concept of Document what you do, do what you document, and be prepared to prove it . Its replacement—ISO 9000 2000— is based on a management model that can be summarized as Plan, Do, Check, Act. The updated standard also incorporates customer needs and feedback and a continual improvement process. 

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