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2018 Deming Prize Winners

Deming Institute

The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2018 Deming Prize winners. Distribution of winning organizations since 2000 (including prizes for 2018). 2018 Deming Grand Prize. 2018 Deming Prize for Individuals. Naotake Okubo, Executive Advisor, Sekisui Chemical. OTICS Corporation (Japan).

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Poorer Communities Exposed To Poorer Water Quality

The Horizons Tracker

Variable quality Even though most Americans have safe drinking water, about one in ten had problems with their water quality between 2018 and 2020. The main reasons for water quality problems in community water systems are the chemicals used to clean the water and things that naturally occur in it, like arsenic.

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BUILD AN A-TEAM: Introduction, Being the Kind of Boss People Love to Work For

Strategy Driven

The Rocket Chemical Company had a small lab and just three people, but they could see a major opportunity in front of them. Copyright 2018 Whitney Johnson. In San Diego, California, in 1953, a new startup set its sights on the Space Age. Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review Press. All rights reserved. About the Author.

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Using AI To Advance Science

The Horizons Tracker

million scientific abstracts from papers published between 1922 and 2018 on materials science. The researchers used a similar approach to derive connections between words and subjects, before trawling through around 3.3

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Fond Farewells: Remembering Bill Latzko, Tom Nolan, and Bill Ratcliff

Deming Institute

1928 – 2018). A chemical engineer by training, Dr. Latzko spent most of his career in quality control as a manager, consultant, and educator. Canada, and Europe including chemical and automotive manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and social services. We were enriched by their presence and are honored to have known them.

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Fond Farewells: Remembering Bill Latzko, Tom Nolan, and Bill Ratcliff

Deming Institute

1928 – 2018). A chemical engineer by training, Dr. Latzko spent most of his career in quality control as a manager, consultant, and educator. Canada, and Europe including chemical and automotive manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and social services. We were enriched by their presence and are honored to have known them.

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Are You an Accidental Soul-Sucking CEO?

Joseph Lalonde

In his 2018 annual letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of global investment company, BlackRock, Inc., That’s much more motivating than saying, “I’m going to go to work today and I’m going to sell a can of chemicals.” I’m going to create an opportunity. I’m going to cause a positive lasting memory for someone.”.

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