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Why Deming / Why Now

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Post by Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. Previously published by Quality Digest. Deming, what do you think about the recent trend towards reducing the number of levels of management?” Before presenting Dr. Deming’s answer, consider the options. Why Deming / Why Now – Thinking About Systems.

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When Deming Goes to School

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The video shows the presentation at our 2012 annual conference by David Langford – When Deming Goes to School, Learning Takes a Front Seat. Dr. Deming said your sources of power come from primarily 3 sources. Deming’s message is really about transformation. Am I preventing them from thinking?

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Book Review – Profit Beyond Measure

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Upon co-authoring his 2001 book, Profit Beyond Measure , (with Anders Bröms) he achieved this notoriety by dedicating himself to offering interested listeners and readers an alternative solution, which he refers to as Management by Means or MBM.

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Chinese Language Edition of Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming

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The Deming Institute has arranged to have a Chinese language version of W. Edwards Deming’s classic, Out of the Crisis, published. You may order the book online. They do this because they were not taught that in Deming’s world, making profits and making quality are the same.

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The Influence of C. I. Lewis on Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming

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Edwards Deming had a large and varied collection of influences. The ideas Dr. Deming drew from the work of C.I. But trying to read the original work of CI Lewis is not easy, you can try yourself with his book: Mind and the World Order. Lewis on Shewhart and Deming by G. But Dr. Deming found the ideas useful.

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Some Statistical Logic in the Management of Quality by W. Edward Deming

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Edwards Deming wrote Some Statistical Logic in the Management of Quality to fill in some of the missing links in the use of statistical methods, with special reference to responsibilities at the management level for effective mobilization of statistical knowledge and skills. Edward Deming was included in the paper.

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Manage Costs, Variation, and Waste – Mind the Choices

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As noted in my June 26 th post, “It Depends…” , when asked in February 1990 about the trend towards reducing the number of levels of management in organizations, Dr. Deming answered, in his usual Socratic fashion: “Why have more levels than you need?”.

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