What is continual improvement?

Also spelled continuous improvement

According to ISO 9000:2000 continual improvement is a recurring activity to increase the ability to fulfil requirements. It is often described by an !A"#$O#%&'%(#A%) %ycle * $%A+ PLAN: DO: implement establish the the processes. ob,ectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance -ith customer requirements and the organisations policies. ACT: ta.e CHECK: actions to monitor and continually measure improve processesand process products performance. against policies/ ob,ectives and requiremnts for the product and report the results.