What are Quality Circles?
In short, a quality circle (QC) is a participatory group of employees, aimed at solving problems related to their own jobs. They are normally found in manufacturing environments.
Definition of qualit...
PDCA and ISO 9001 Standard
The ISO 9001 standard is based on the PDCA principle. You could say all certified companies are using PDCA.
However there are great differences in to what extent the companies are getting real value ...
Deming / Shewhart Cycle Works Well
My opinion, the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle DOES work very well, even in the US. But, only if it is clearly understood, embraced and applied in an accountable manner.
If people "have no real idea of w...
PDCA + Fayol's Theory + PMBOK
My own company is working on a new product development and transformation of management and conduct. For both projects, we applied the PDCA method into our application, but it seems not adequate enoug...
View & Review (PDSA) in Management
Management seems a fairly simple game I often suggest to myself and my colleagues to RE-VISIT the issues to keep steering properly.
In this context I remember Mahatma Mohan Karamchand Gandhi who use...
Continuous Improvement is a Lifestyle
I do believe that everybody is much more than he thinks to be, thats why development & improvement are to me not only a paradigm for people, processes and technologies: it is a lifestyle.
In my prof...
Investors in People - IiP
Investors in People is a HRM model which sets out a level of good practice for the training and development of people in order to achieve business goals. It is clearly based on the Deming Cycle. The I...
Kanban / Kaizen / JIT Manufacturing does not Work in the USA
I have just completed my first exposure to Kanban / Kaizen JIT manufacturing as an assembly technician. The system does not work in the USA!
The problem is - as I see it - that when you take away st...
Deming / Nelson Funnel Experiment
I am researching the Deming / Nelson funnel experiment. Have any of you used it? How? What results did you achieve? I am especially interested in using the Deming / Nelson funnel to introduce continuo...
Deming Cycle is a Spiral
I like to conceptulaize the Deming cycle as a spiral, moving outward with each full turn, rather than a circle coming back to the same point. The idea is that improvement opens new space and leads to ...
How can We Put Deming's PDCA Theory in to Practice?
It is an excellent method that was introduced by Prof. Deming, but my fear is: how many of us are using it in the real work life? Are Bill Gates or Warren Buffer using these theories in their practica...
The 5 Steps to Prepare for PDCA | FOCUS PDCA | FOCUS PDSA Any PDCA process can be preceded and prepared with a FOCUS process. FOCUS is an acronym for Find, Organize, Clarify, Unc...
Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, CMM The IDEAL Model.
Originally, the IDEAL model was a life-cycle model for software process improvement based upon the Cap...
Implementation of Quality Philosophy Joseph M. Juran taught quality approaches to the Japanese, and has been a significant academic in the quality focus worl...
Total Quality Management, Sustainable Development Presentation by G. Karuppusami about realizing Sustainable TQM through Demings cycle. In order to explain how the PDSA-...
Initial understanding of PDCA, Trainings, Workshops The Plan Do Check Act cycle for continual improvement:
- Plan: find out what matters most
- Do: create a solution and ...
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