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What is PDCA Cycle

Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Tacit Knowledge Management for Organizational Success
Also called plan–do–study–act (PDSA) cycle, Deming cycle, or Shewhart cycle, the Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle is a four–step model oriented to organizational change. The PDCA cycle must be repeated again and again striving for continuous improvement.
Published in Chapter:
TQM and Knowledge Management: An Integrated Approach Towards Tacit Knowledge Management
Luis Mendes (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2394-9.ch009
Abstract
During the last decades, both quality management and Knowledge Management (KM) have undergone a progressive evolution and have been associated with keywords such as competition, creativity, or innovativeness. Moreover, literature points to several commonalities between Total Quality Management (TQM) and Knowledge Management. The main aim of this chapter is to highlight the main commonalities, and to analyze how organizations may benefit from a dual strategic approach based on TQM and KM principles, and how integrated knowledge-based quality management system may benefit the “conversion” process of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, as well as the knowledge transfer/sharing process.
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Chapter 47
Costs, Benefits, and Risks of E-Government Portals
Originating from the field of quality management, the Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) approach is used to systematically implement continuous (quality) improvements. It is structured as a closed loop (cycle), suggesting that the implementation of continuous improvements often incorporates ex post changes of initial plans and actions over time.
Published in Chapter: Costs, Benefits, and Risks of E-Government Portals; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Intentional Food Contamination in the Food Supply Chain: Proposal of a Management System for its Prevention
Is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products. It is also known as the Deming circle/cycle.
Published in Chapter: Intentional Food Contamination in the Food Supply Chain: Proposal of a Management System for its Prevention; From: Handbook of Research on Military, Aeronautical, and Maritime Logistics and Operations
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Applications of Lean Tools in a Small-Scale Dairy Farm
The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle is a four-step problem-solving iterative technique used to improve business processes.
Published in Chapter: Applications of Lean Tools in a Small-Scale Dairy Farm; From: Cases on Lean Thinking Applications in Unconventional Systems
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