Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC)

from the Perspective of Competitive Advantage

by
Edwin B. Dean

According to Mizuno (1988), the PDPC method

helps determine which processes to use to obtain desired results by evaluating the progress of events and the variety of conceivable outcomes. Implementation plans do not always progress as anticipated. When problems, technical or otherwise, arise, solutions are frequently not apparent. The PDPC method, in response to these kinds of problems, anticipates possible outcomes and prepares countermeasures that will lead to the best possible solutions.

He further notes that

the PDPC method can be used to

Establish an implementation plan for management by objectives
Establish an implementation plan for technology-development themes
Establish a policy of forecasting and responding in advance to major events predicted in the system
Implement countermeasures to minimize nonconformities in the manufacturing process
Set up and select adjustment measures for negotiating process

The PDPC diagram is a simple graphical tool which can be used to mitigate

References

Mizuno, S., ed. (1988). Management for Quality Improvement: The 7 New QC Tools, Productivity Press, Inc., Cambridge MA.

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Originated on 940914 | Improved on 940914
Author Ed Dean | Curator Al Motley