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2016 Deming Prize Winners

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The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2016 Deming Prize winners. There companies were awarded the Deming Prize this year: Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar Plant (India). Here is a blog post on a 2006 visit to the Toyota Motor Kyushu plant by Mike Wroblewski (read the comments on the post also).

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The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy Versus Process

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Your reference to gaps in the lateral movement of work reminded be of Frank Voehl’s post on the Deming Learning Network - “Managing the White Space&#. I am so glad the ideas in my post resonated well with you.

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Using Outdated Management Practices Can Be Very Costly

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Readers of this blog are aware of the problems created by using quotas: Achieved the goal by not the aim (2013) – The Futility of a Numerical Goal (2014) , Distorting the System, Distorting the Data or Improving the System (2013) , Dr. Deming on the problems with targets or goals.

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Cliff Norman and Ron Moen Discuss the History of the PDSA Cycle

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Cliff Norman and Ron Moen, of Associates in Process Improvement (API) discuss the history of the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) Cycle and their research on the subject in the latest Deming Institute podcast ( download the podcast ). Cliff Norman: The underpinning of Deming’s philosophy is the idea of continuous improvement.

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Huge Payments to Executives for Good Luck

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That criticism of the weak explanations provided for why such huge rewards are deserved is in line with what Deming taught. Edwards Deming’s shared. Edwards Deming was addressing the notion of “merit pay” in the context of workers in the system (not executives specifically). Edwards Deming.

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Book Review – Profit Beyond Measure

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In keeping with Myron Tribus’ observation that “What you see depends on what you thought before you looked,” Johnson’s background as a “cost accountant,” guided by seminars and conversations with Dr. Deming, prepared him to see Toyota as a living system, not a value stream of independent parts.

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Restaurant Week (An elementary look at quality culture fundamentals)

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Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, defined quality as “pride in workmanship.” Deming said that competition squeezes out intrinsic motivation while collaboration nurtures intrinsic motivation, curiosity and joy in learning. Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p. References. Liker and James K.

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