Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Guest post by Luciana Paulise, see part 1 of these thoughts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. But you need to define the basics right: be organized, collect the right information on time, and improve your product and services in a lean way. 14 Deming principles. How to apply the model.

Deming 28

Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As Atul Gawande states in the book, making a check on a piece of paper isn’t the important part (they even decided to skip doing it when that interfered with the process of work in a surgery environment). So we (those familiar with Deming principles) know what to do.

Process 28

Process Deming System Document 28

Curious Cat

JANUARY 10, 2017

Southwest understands that they are creating a system to deliver value to customers that appreciate a no frills environment that still treats them with respect. I think it helps provide Southwest focus in marketing and operations seeing how badly many of their competitors frustrate customers continually in very visible ways.

Airlines 40

Airlines Class Price System 40

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

Those who took the oath may have been entering a religious order or pledging allegiance to a political organization, but in every case, they promised to abide by a certain code of conduct and to build affective regard for the group to which they now belonged. Quite often, that individual may not even be an employee.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware Engineering Chief Technology Officer Learning-by-Doing 50

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. If the military can do it, any organization can. Duke and James D.

Six Sigma 57

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

Edwards Deming, who used it extensively in Japan in the years following World War II. Toyota hired Deming to train hundreds of the company’s managers, eventually capitalizing on his expertise to develop the famous Toyota Production System — the primary source of today’s “lean” thinking.

Agility 8

Agility Nonaka Takeuchi Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Because to compete successfully, we must able to instantly respond to the environment; we cannot take the time to think every time before acting. Because if we change immediately every time we encounter a new environment, we will constantly spend energy on changing — energy that we need to survive. Why don't we try new practices?

Process 15

Process Mayo Six Sigma Ryan 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Her successor, Ed Breen, was quoted as saying , “as we confront a challenging environment, [Kullman] and the management team already have taken actions to accelerate cost reductions. They convey to workers what’s really important, and they create ample context for inadequate safety focus lower down the organization.

Operations 16

Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 16

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed. Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report shows how far many organizations still have to go.

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 50

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

It is important for the person(s) responsible for the organization to honestly and accurately assess their state of managerial needs. Fundamentals of managing an organization : (Forecast & Plan) – Examining the future and drawing up a plan of action. Beginner’s Management [Newbie or Management 1.0].

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40