CIP stands for Continuous Improvement Process and describes a method that serves the continuous improvement of process, product and service quality. CIP is based on the idea that employees know their work processes best and are therefore best able to recognize improvements in the processes. Thus, a corporate culture that supports and rewards teamwork and employee ideas is an important cornerstone for the implementation of CIP. CIP is a method of small steps, which, however, when carried out systematically, consistently and purposefully, leads to an improvement of one's own process in daily operations. This corporate culture must be exemplified by the managers. All levels of the company must work consistently on the following goals:the definition and pursuit of goalsthe elimination of malfunctionsthe search for improvement possibilitiesthe avoidance of wasteThe CIP process:What can be improvedDescribe the current state and the target state on the basis of key figuresDescribe and evaluate problems that occurEvaluate the problemsAnalysis of the problem (causes, correlations, etc.).)Collection of solution approaches (e.g. in a brainstorming session)Evaluation of the solution ideas and decisionDerive the necessary measures, evaluate effort and returnPresentation of the results to the decision-making bodyDetermine measures and clarify resourcesImplement measuresReview successTo achieve economic success from CIP, it is important to establish this process in the general corporate culture. To this end, the appropriate framework conditions must be created, such as the provision of working time, further training measures, implementation in workflows and processes and, above all, the implementation of ideas. The CIP concept is a systematic procedure of planning, implementing, checking and acting (PDCA cycle).