What do the letters PDCA stand for?
AnswerPlan, Do, Check, Act
PDCA is a cycle for iterative improvement.
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The basics
What does SOP stand for?
AnswerStandard operating procedure
SOPs document how a task is done.
Going deeper
The Kanban system originated at which company?
AnswerToyota
Kanban cards signaled when to replenish parts.
Six Sigma was developed at which company?
AnswerMotorola
Motorola developed Six Sigma in the 1980s; GE later popularized it.
Lean manufacturing grew out of which production system?
AnswerToyota Production System
Lean generalizes Toyota's methods.
Expert level
Six Sigma targets no more than how many defects per million opportunities?
Answer3.4
3.4 DPMO is the Six Sigma benchmark.
The PDCA cycle is often named after which quality expert?
AnswerW. Edwards Deming
It is widely called the Deming cycle.
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