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Applying Deming’s Management Ideas at the Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company

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This webcast shows Bob Browne ’s presentation, Profound Knowledge of the Real Thing, at the 2012 Annual Deming Conference. Among other things, this presentation is a good option for those seeking an example that provides historical business results of an organization practicing Deming management methods.

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The 9 Rules of Innovation by Greg Satell

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Innovation can take many forms from operational innovation to business models and creating platforms. search), 20% toward adjacent markets (i.e. and 10% on completely new markets (i.e. Dr. Deming on Joy of Work, Innovation and Leadership. Also, innovation doesn’t always mean a flashy new idea. Gmail, Google Drive, etc.)

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Statistical Techniques Allow Management to do a Better Job

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In this post I discuss another wonderful paper by Dr. Deming. Edwards Deming Institute makes this paper, and many more, available on our website. Edwards Deming, 1954: For all four groups of people [management, statistical administration, research, front-line workers], the statistical method is more than an array of techniques.

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In Search of Excellence

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Post by Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. “A A product or service possesses quality if it helps someone and enjoys a sustainable market.”. Edwards Deming . There is not a day I don’t think about what Dr. Deming meant to us. Deming is the core of our management.”. Phillip Crosby.

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The Mission Statement Must Guide Action In Order To Matter

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Edwards Deming Institute blog, Hallmark Building Supplies: Applying Deming as a Business Strategy : [Hallmark Building Supplies] uses the purpose statement to make decisions on a regular basis. The video above gives a good illustration about how companies operate when aim/purpose/mission etc. From a post I wrote on The W.

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Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement

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Guest post by Luciana Paulise, see part 1 of these thoughts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Applying SMED, the theoretical sessions would act as the external activities that operators have to perform before a changeover, and actually implementing them in a running business would be the internal ones.

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People Copy Examples and Wonder Why They Don’t Succeed

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Edwards Deming in The Deming of America. Edwards Deming in “If Japan Can…Why Can’t We?” See a classic discussion with Dr. Ackoff and Dr. Deming on the futility of trying to put together best parts/processes without an appreciation for the system. Edwards Deming, The New Economics.