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Did W. Edwards Deming invent the plan-do-check-act cycle?

April 1, 2021 W. Frazier Pruitt 2 Comments

No, Deming did not invent or originate PDCA; it emerged in Japan. Deming’s earlier teaching in Japan may have influenced PDCA, but he never fully embraced it. He later published the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle and credited Walter A. Shewhart.

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