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Correction, Corrective Action and Preventive Action

Correction
Correction - it is a one time activity of correcting or rectifying a mistake/error. E.g. taking a medicine for symptomatic relief from fever
Corrective Action - is the action taken to eliminate the cause of the mistake/error to prevent it from recurring. This involves understanding the root cause and eliminating it. E.g. Identifying the actual reason for fever (viral/bacterial infection) and treating the infection
Preventive Action - is the action taken to prevent a potential mistake/error i.e. before it happens. E.g. maintaining proper hygiene and a healthy lifestyle to build up resistance to infections
An application oriented question on the topic along with responses can be seen below. The best answer was provided by Venugopal R on 5th October 2017.
Question
Vishwadeep Khatri
Episode 2- Question 3 - While correction is generally unavoidable, corrective actions and preventive actions are mostly optional. Describe the three terms with suitable example(s).
Are there situations where both preventive action and corrective action are undesirable and correction is the only preferred action?
Please answer in your own words. Plagiarised responses will not be accepted.
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