Management of Monkey King, Inc. is currently evaluating how to proceed in solving an ongoing quality problem with the MK176 air conditioning unit. All of the following are steps in the kaizen activity cycle except:
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A. Identify the best practices of a company that has exceptional quality in producing similar units. | ||
B. Determine what perfect quality would look like for the MK176 unit. | ||
C. Set new performance standards for production of this unit. | ||
D. Gather quality data as incremental changes to MK176 production are implemented. |
(Choice A) This is an example of benchmarking rather than the kaizen activity cycle.
(Choice B) The first step in the kaizen activity cycle is Plan. Part of that process would involve determining the ultimate goal that they will be moving toward.
(Choice C) The fourth step in the kaizen activity cycle is Act. During this step, if the small changes have been determined to be effective, they are implemented, and new performance measures are then put in place that reflect the expected results.
(Choice D) The second step in the kaizen activity cycle is Do. During this step, small changes are implemented and data is gathered to determine if the results are as expected.