PDCA - Plan-Do-Check- Act

PDCA cycle utilized in the manufacturing as problem solving tools, this include to identify problem, to analyze those issue involve, implement and carry out trials on countermeasures and establish new standards or procedure.

PDCA (Plan-Do-Check Act) or Deming circle pretty much used by small group teams to address everyday issues at shop floor.  By working on PDCA, it helps to boost the team member morale as each members were able to brainstorm, work on the issue and solve the problem as a team.  The team members were taught to use the 7 tools in the PDCA process, and they were given ownership to the projects until the project are completed.

Plan - Product design related to the planning phase of the product management
Do - Related to Production of parts-manufacturing of the design product.
Check - Checking on sales figure to verify the target.
Action - Researching on the product method and procedure to standardize them.

PDCA has gone through many improvement and slight change to fit the organization needs.

However the basic concepts are as mention above. The PDCA were repeated once a cycle has been completed until the sales/scrap objectives are achieved.  However the concept of PDCA are required contribution from different section in the organization. They are assigned as follow:

Plan - Design Department
Do - Production Department
Check - Sales Department
Act - Quality Department

If the cats used PDCA, they would probably be having bird for lunch by now.