Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

Rather than seizing this as an opportunity to develop a new theory on which I might improve student engagement and learning, I focused not on what was on the minds of my students but on improving my pedagogy; reinforcing, perhaps, how to continue to do the wrong things – things that had no relevance for my students – better. References.

Covey 69

Covey Deming Six Sigma Efficiency 69

Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Guest post by David Kachoui (previously published in Quality Progress, August 2014): Director of Business Development at Natech Plastics. Students ran operations. Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, defined quality as “pride in workmanship.” Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p.

Quality 51

Quality P&L Deming Education 51

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I like to share interesting articles (and other resources) that provide examples of organizations applying Deming’s ideas in practice. Here is another of those articles: How Intermountain Trimmed Health Care Costs Through Robust Quality Improvement Efforts by Brent James and Lucy Savitz (2011). That is due to systemic failures.

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Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide. Will Duke is Afterburner’s Director of Learning and Development. Duke and James D.

Six Sigma 57

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

More than 40% of the unicorns that went public since 2011 saw their valuation stay flat or dropped. Operating managers were empowered to develop unique business models and launch derivative products by themselves to best serve each unique segment; and in the process, disrupted and competed with one another.

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Productivity Products Company Metrics 8