PDCA cycle

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:management_method
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Deming_cycle
gptkb:Shewhart_cycle
gptkb:Plan-Do-Check-Act
gptkbp:appliesTo manufacturing
business processes
service industries
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1930s
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Walter_A._Shewhart
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:W._Edwards_Deming
gptkbp:purpose process improvement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kaizen
gptkb:Six_Sigma
gptkb:ISO_9001
Total Quality Management
Lean manufacturing
gptkbp:step gptkb:action
gptkb:Plan
Check
Do
Plan: Identify and analyze the problem or opportunity
Check: Measure and evaluate the results
Do: Implement the plan on a small scale
Act: If successful, implement on a wider scale or adjust and repeat
gptkbp:usedIn quality management
continuous improvement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hoshin_Kanri_Strategic_Planning
gptkb:Toyota_Production_System
gptkb:Plan-Do-Check-Act_cycle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDCA cycle