Posts Tagged Improvement
What is Kaizen?
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on July 30th, 2009
In Japanese, Kaizen means Improvement.
In Quality Management, Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement for all functions of a business, from manufacturing to management involving everyone at all levels in the organization. Kaizen was first implemented in several Japanese businesses during the country’s recovery after World War II and has since spread [...]
PDCA and PDSA Cycle
Posted by 1Q8 in Quality Concepts on April 25th, 2009
PDCA cycle is an effective tool for carrying change. This cycle has no end so it will be repeated again and again for problem solving and continuous improvement. this cycle is also called PDSA Cycle, Shewhart Cycle, Deming Cycle, Deming Wheel, …
PDCA was originated by Walter Shewhart during the 1930’s.
PDCA was made popular by Dr. [...]


