Yield and quality control

What is the correct order of the PDCA cycle used in quality control and process improvement?

  1. APlan → Do → Check → Act
  2. BDo → Plan → Act → Check
  3. CCheck → Act → Plan → Do
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Answer: A. Plan → Do → Check → Act

The PDCA cycle continuously improves quality and operations by repeating four stages: make a plan (Plan), carry it out (Do), evaluate the results (Check) and take corrective action (Act).

  • A. Correct. Plan, Do, Check, Act.
  • B. Doing before planning reverses the order.
  • C. Starting from Check is not the PDCA order.
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