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Summary
The report focuses on the role of various industrial quality improvement approaches: the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, Lean, Theory of Constraints and Mass Customisation. It also outlines the development of quality from a clinical perspective and the way in which industrial approaches are now being applied in healthcare.