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Circling Back

Clearing up myths about the Deming cycle and seeing how it keeps evolving

Publication:
Quality Progress
Date:
November 2010
Issue:
Volume 43 Issue 11
Pages:
pp. 22-28
Author(s):
Moen, Ronald D., Norman, Clifford L.
Organization(s):
Associates in Process Improvement, Georgetown, TX

Abstract

There still seems to be much confusion today surrounding W. Edwards Deming’s plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle. How did Deming’s PDSA cycle evolve? Did Deming create the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle? Are PDCA and PDSA related? In the 1950s, W. Edwards Deming brought the scientific method to industry. Later, the method was called the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle. Deming built the method from many problem-solving theories, including Shewhart’s specification, production and inspection process. PDSA remains one of today’s most popular problem-solving methods and continues to evolve.

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