Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

Stephen Covey similarly described this concept using the metaphor of a ladder, stating, ”Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall” (Covey, 2011). To that end, Dr. Deming might well ask, “By what method” can we determine the “right” things to do?

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Students ran operations. 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.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement: Linking Strategy and Operational Excellence to Achieve Superior Performance Jeffrey K. Liker and James K.

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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 Institute

APRIL 14, 2016

Also, Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge can help us understand and improve the collection and analysis of data. The theory of knowledge helps us recognize that someone decides what data to collect and what operational definitions to use.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

The concept of inclusion in business started when Quality gurus like Deming asked Americans to drop the ‘product-out’ mentality and instead practice a ‘customer-in’ mindset. Why could he not use the assembly line method used by the burger company to maximize the number of operations every surgeon performs?

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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. Duke and James D. Murphy For the last 50 years, elite U.S. Consider leaving a comment!

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