A approach to quality which relies on setting higher standards in successive years rather than on trying to achieve the highest standards in one fell swoop. See 'quality cycle'.
The ongoing improvement of processes.
According to the Michigan Department of Education's publication Education Yes!—A Yardstick for Excellent Schools, “continuous improvement” is an indicator that will recognize programs that have a focus on continuous improvement, including the monitoring of improvement activities, support provided through professional development, visitation by peer reviewers, and/or other continuous improvement processes.
The constant effort to eliminate waste, reduce response time, simplify the design of both products and processes, and improve quality and customer service.
the process by which a program uses information or data to make changes in their program or specific services, with the ultimate goal of enhancing service delivery and program quality.
The twin aims of the Continuous Improvement Programme, which is a Northern Ireland Civil Service-wide initiative, are to improve customer service and give taxpayers better value for money.
A term that describes the many management practices and techniques used to find and eliminate waste and to general improvements in business processes, quality or costs
The process of enhancing the EMS to achieve improvements in overall environmental performance in line with the organization's environmental policy.
The PDSA process of iteration which results in improving a product.
requires employees to constantly seek ways of improving the quality of the product or service.
A philosophy of frequent and small changes to production processes developed in Japan. The cumulative results lead to high levels of quality and efficiency.
Continuous improvement involves reviewing performance on a regular basis to ensure the ongoing success of an organisation. This is an integral part of quality assurance.
continuous review by managers, staff and residents of policies, practices and service outcomes to identify and implement improvements for better outcomes.
Action taken to find ways in improve processes, decrease variation , decrease costs, and improve effectiveness of the organization.
Ongoing improvements to products and services - the aim of best value.
A translation of the Japanese word kaizen, the management idea that by making small improvements to all processes all the time, a company can quite quickly make a dramatic change in its competitiveness.
Ongoing, incremental steps taken to enhance service delivery by improving efficiency and/or effectiveness.
Continuous improvement refers to self-regulating systems that use internally or externally generated signals to monitor progress toward some end state or goal.
A quality philosophy that assumes further improvements are always possible and that processes should be continuously re-evaluated and improvements implemented.
Continuous incremental improvement of aspects connected with a manufacturing process
To continue to improve policies, programs, and performance, taking into account technical developments, scientific understanding, client needs, and community expectations.
On-going improvement of any and all aspects of an organization including products, services, communications, environment, functions, individual processes, etc.
Adopting new activities and eliminating those, which are found to add little or no value. The goal is to increase effectiveness by reducing inefficiencies, frustrations, and waste (time, effort, material, etc). The Japanese term is Kaizen, which is taken from the words "Kai" means change and "zen" means good.
A planned process that allows an organisation to systematically review and improve the quality of its products, services and associated processes.
The review, analysis and rework directed at improving practices and processes.
(1) An ongoing quest for improvement in all aspects of an organization. (2) A series of steps to identify and implement improvements, solve problems, or create new processes.
Continuous improvement of existing practices resulting in improved performance.