The PDCA cycle is a systematic approach to work improvement. It provides the framework that enables the QC to use the various tools to:
a) Identify and analyze areas for improvement
b) Develop workable solutions
c) Check if the selected solution works
d) Ensure the solution is properly applied and the problem does not recur.
Select ThemePlan Theme
Establish Present Situation
Set TargetIdentity causes
Check causes
Propose solution
Try solution
Obtain Management Approval
Implement Solution
Review
Check Solution
PDCA Cycle Continous Cycle of Improvement
PDCASteps
MonthsActivities
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4
ThemeSelectionPlanTimetableTargetSettingProblemIdentificationVerification ofCausesCausesAnalysis
PLAN
ProposedSolutionsVerification ofSolutions DOImplementation ofSolutions
CHECK Evaluation ofResultsConclusion
ProjectPresentation
ACTION
Acknowledgement
Decision Matrix To Select Our Title
Project Titles
Understand ability
Data accessibility
Suitability Preferability Ideas Score
Chimney Stack
3 1 1 2 3 10
Mind Your Language
5 3 1 2 3 14
Sleepy Head
4 3 4 5 1 17
Personality 3 5 3 5 5 21
Jay Walking
5 2 2 3 2 14
Silence Is Golden
2 3 1 5 4 15
Exam Fever
4 3 1 4 1 13
Getting No Where
2 3 1 1 5 12
Names Pronunciation Length Suitability Objective Reflection Score
AKGK_WIN 1 3 5 5 4 18
Sunshine 3 3 2 2 4 14
Idiot_5 3 3 5 3 2 16
Clever_5 3 3 5 4 5 20
ZAKGK 3 3 5 4 5 20
Action-Barbie 3 3 1 1 1 9
F4 and shancai 1 1 1 2 1 6
Bright5 4 4 4 3 4 19
The Fives 5 4 4 3 3 18
ZAGK² 1 5 5 3 2 16
Infinity 3 3 3 5 4 18
All-Stars 3 2 2 3 4 15
Idea_5 5 5 5 4 2 21
Ideal Five 5 5 5 3 3 21
Latino heat 5 3 3 5 4 20
Top5 2 3 3 2 4 14
G5 5 3 3 5 4 22
Smap 2 3 3 2 2 14
Undertakers 2 3 3 1 2 10
Intelfive 5 5 5 5 4 29
Decision Matrix For our Group Name
For everyone, Personality is very important. So Ngee AnnPolytechnic, the school of industry trains the students to begood person in the future. The rules such as“Not to wear the slipper”, “No long hair”, “Not too revealing”etc are for the students to train to be the right way.Although there is such rule in Ngee Ann, the students do not follow the rules. Generally, some students(Girls) wear short skirt and some students(Guys) wear slippers and keep long hair.
Freedom
Own SightMindsetEnvironment
InfluenceAppearance
Jealousy
Confident
Shoe Smelly
Troublesome
Lazy to cut hair
Poly Life
Weather
School Rules
Peer
Idolize Models
Friends
Interesting
Impression
Image
Fashion
Sexy
No. Type of complaints Number
1 Short Skirt 7
2 Wearing tight or revealing shirt
8
3 Long hair for boys 12
4 Wearing slippers 6
5 Standardise all attire 44
Type of complaints Occurrence Percentage(%) Cumulative Occurrence Cumulative Percentage(%)(A) Short Skirt 44 57.14 44 57.14(B) Wearing tight or revealing shirt 12 15.58 56 72.72(C) Long hair for boys 8 10.39 64 83.11(D) Wearing Slipper 7 9.1 71 92.21(E) Standardize all attire 6 7.79 77 100Total 77 100 - -
- Every lecturers, staff have the right to warn the students who are not in proper attire, not only the warders.
- Personal Education for the students every semester.
- Increasement of fine from $50 to $100.
- Immediate action taken for those who are caught for violating the regulations.
- Camera capture
- Counselling
- Standardize everyone clothes like having school attire
-Increasement the numbers of warders
-Conduct surprise checking during lectures
1 Cost : Must be within the student’s budget.2 Reach : Amount of student reach must be high.3 Effectiveness: It must be able to really solve the root problem and without adding too much trouble to using the system (i.e. a convenient system) or adding extra problems to solving a problem.4 Ability : Solutions must be within our ability to implement.5 Control : Must be able to control the system of handling.
The thing that we need to consider for Solution
3) Immediate action must taken for those who are caught for violating the regulations.
1) Every lecturers, staff have the right to warn the students who are not in proper attire, not only the warders.
2) Increase of fine from $50 to $100.
Immediate action
Every lecturers and staffs will have to undergo lessons on how to deal with those students having long hair or wearing slippers, revealing clothes or short mini skirt and how to deal with them..
For the rules now, the first time being caught for violating the rules, the student caught first time will only get a warning letter and the second time caught then only they get a fine of $40-$60.
Immediate action
- Students being caught with wearing slippers, their slippers will be confiscated immediately, causing them to walk around bare-footed.- Male students being caught with long hair, their hair will be immediately cut off by the warden. - Female students being caught wearing revealing clothes, they will be asked to changed into Ngee Ann PE shirt. - Female students caught wearing skirts that are too short, they will also be asked to changed into Ngee Ann PE short.
Held a meeting to examine ourselves based on the following criteria
1)QCC knowledge
2)Commitment
3)Punctuality
4)Communication
5)Housekeeping knowledge and
6)Cooperation
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2
4
6
8HOSEKEEING KOWLEDGE
COOPERATION
QCC knowledge
Commitment
Communication
Punctuality
Problem1) Time constraint 2) Group members have a difficulties in meeting everyone causing the delay of doing the project3) There is other projects and presentation clashing with our project4) different in opinion
SolutionA time table is drawn to monitor our progressTell every group member that we doing the project in one week in advanceGroup member are asked to leave every Friday after 11am time slot for the project Ideas must be supported by good reason and agreed by member