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2016 Deming Prize Winners

Deming Institute

The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2016 Deming Prize winners. Maruwa Electronic & Chemical (Japan). Distribution of winning organizations since 2000 (including prizes for 2016). 2016 Deming Prize for Individuals. Naotake Okubo, Executive Advisor, Sekisui Chemical.

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2018 Deming Prize Winners

Deming Institute

Naotake Okubo, Executive Advisor, Sekisui Chemical. Related: 2016 Deming Prize Winners – 2015 Deming Prize Winners – Speech by Dr. Deming to Japanese Business Leaders in 1950. Indonesia – 1. Singapore – 1. Taiwan – 1. 2018 Deming Grand Prize. Cataler Corporation (Japan). 2018 Deming Prize for Individuals.

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Small Firms Shifting Horizons As A Result Of Brexit

The Horizons Tracker

The data showed that the smallest exporters were shifting up to 46% of their export growth from the EU to other markets since the referendum in 2016, with slightly larger firms shifting around 19% of their exports. Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters. Tariff barriers.

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How Successful People Create Their Own Future

Great Leadership By Dan

Every time you learn something new, your mind physically and chemically changes.” – Joe Dispenza Where we place our attention and focus defines who we are. His new book is Small Acts of Leadership: 12 Intentional Behaviors That Lead to Big Impact, (2016). Please visit www.shawnhunter.com for more information.

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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business Review

Since the advent of agricultural chemicals in the nineteenth century, a variety of people have warned of risks to public health and the environment, but these people largely struggled to attract an audience until the late 1960s, when organic farming, natural food stores and organic food start-ups started to gain traction. Early Struggles.

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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, the Guardian dubbed 2016 the “year of the hack,” and cyberthreats are increasingly common across all sectors. Over 5,000 board members of companies headquartered in more than 60 countries responded to the survey between October 2015 and June 2016. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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The Time to Think About the 3D-Printed Future Is Now

Harvard Business Review

Continuous light interface production , or CLIP, uses chemical reactions to better control the transformation of liquids into solids. This technology starts with a plastic or metal powder, but instead of solidifying the powder with a laser, it uses chemicals sprayed from 30,000 tiny nozzles at a rate of 350 million dots per second.