PDCA is the first letter of the English words Plan, Do, Check and Act, and the PDCA cycle is a scientific procedure for quality management in this order, and the cycle continues.
The meaning of the PDCA cycle is that quality management is divided into four stages, namely, planning (plan), implementation (do), inspection (check), processing (act). In the quality management activities, the requirements of the work in accordance with the plan, plan implementation, check the implementation of the effect, and then the success of the standard into the unsuccessful to be left to the next cycle to solve.
This method of work is the basic method of quality management, but also the general law of enterprise management work.
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Application:
1, planning stage.
To market research, user visits, etc., to find out the user's requirements for product quality, to determine the quality policy, quality objectives and quality plans. Including the status quo survey, analysis, determine the key factors, develop plans.
2, design and implementation phase.
Implementation of the content specified in the previous stage. According to the quality standards for product design, pilot production, testing and training of personnel before the implementation of the program.
3, inspection phase.
Mainly in the process of implementation of the plan or after the implementation, check the implementation of the plan to see whether it is in line with the expected results of the effect.
4, processing stage.
Mainly based on the results of the inspection, take appropriate measures. Consolidate the achievements, the success of the experience as far as possible into the standard, standardization, the remaining problems are transferred to the next PDCA cycle to solve.
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