 Many organizations require that when opportunities to improve are identified or if preventive action is required, action plans are developed, implemented and monitored to reduce the likelihood of nonconformities and to take advantage of the opportunities for improvement.Additionally, a thorough preventive action process will include the application of controls to ensure that the preventive actions are effective.In some settings, corrective action is used as an encompassing term that includes remedial actions, corrective actions and preventive actions.