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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

I was told that Dr. Deming had taught some workshops within GM, particularly the Powertrain division in the 1980s. Speaking of continuous improvement, my GM plant also had a very traditional “suggestion system,” not a Kaizen-style approach to improvement. What had happened? What a progressive view that was back in the 80s.

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