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Continuous Improvement Plan

By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: A Continuous Improvement Plan is a set of activities designed to bring gradual, but continual improvement to a process through constant review. The Shewhart cycle is among the best known.
Also Known As: CIP, continuous improvement program, continuous improvement process
Alternate Spellings: continual improvement plan, continual improvement program, continual improvement process
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