TY - GEN
T1 - Towards recursive plan-do-check-act cycles for continuous improvement
AU - Schmidt, M. T.
AU - Elezi, F.
AU - Tommelein, I. D.
AU - Lindemann, U.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Continuous improvement is a cornerstone of successful management approaches such as Lean Production, Total Quality Management, and Six Sigma. Its implementation in complex organizational contexts requires a systemic perspective. This paper presents one such perspective on continuous improvement and its implementation methods, such as the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, based on the Viable System Model (ViSM1). With its underlying cybernetic principles, the ViSM provides a theoretical basis for recursive application of PDCA cycles throughout an organization, both in a top-down- and bottom-up manner. This model can therefore serve as a foundation for implementation support of continuous improvement in complex organizational contexts.
AB - Continuous improvement is a cornerstone of successful management approaches such as Lean Production, Total Quality Management, and Six Sigma. Its implementation in complex organizational contexts requires a systemic perspective. This paper presents one such perspective on continuous improvement and its implementation methods, such as the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, based on the Viable System Model (ViSM1). With its underlying cybernetic principles, the ViSM provides a theoretical basis for recursive application of PDCA cycles throughout an organization, both in a top-down- and bottom-up manner. This model can therefore serve as a foundation for implementation support of continuous improvement in complex organizational contexts.
KW - continuous improvement
KW - Lean production
KW - management cybernetics
KW - organizational cybernetics
KW - organizational learning
KW - PDCA
KW - viable system model
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84988222685
U2 - 10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058886
DO - 10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058886
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84988222685
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
SP - 1486
EP - 1490
BT - IEEM 2014 - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2014
Y2 - 9 December 2014 through 12 December 2014
ER -