Many of Chinese corporations are still absent of the right perspectives and methods to use quality competence. They take the quality management method as a kind of promotion or short term work. In fact, quality competence requires a never-ending process of continuous improvement; that covers people, equipment, suppliers, materials, and procedures. The basis of the philosophy is that every aspect of an operation can be improved. The end goal is perfection, which is never achieved but always sought. The Plan, Do, Check, Act(PDCA) cycle is to stress the continuous nature of the improvement process. The Japanese use the word kaizen to describe this on going process of unending improvement-the setting and achieving of ever-higher goals. In the U.S., zero defect, and Six Sigma are also used to describe continuous improvement efforts. Whatever word or phrase is used, operations managers are key players in building a work cube that endorses continuous improvement.