Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

One of the items Toyota highlights on their web site is winning the Deming Prize in 1965. Professor Deming and Toyota President Fukio Nakagawa at the Deming Prize award ceremony (1965). From the Toyota website: Receiving the Deming Application Prize strengthened Toyota Motor Co., Deming is the core of our management.

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Art Petty

AUGUST 23, 2021

If you are a manager responsible for promoting and developing a new manager, the hard work begins during selection and continues long after in the form of observing, teaching, and coaching. There are no shortcuts to building the next generation of effective managers.

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Commitment Management Leadership Review 97

QAspire

MARCH 30, 2015

We need more revenues, better margins, higher utilization, more leads, strategic diversification, differentiation, operational efficiency, lower attrition, strategic focus, branding et al. Related Reading: Great Quote: On System of Management by Deming. The practice of business is driven by hard stuff.

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Attrition Leadership Deming Human Resources 70

Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Guest post by David Kachoui (previously published in Quality Progress, August 2014): Director of Business Development at Natech Plastics. Students ran operations. Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, defined quality as “pride in workmanship.” Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p.

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Quality P&L Deming Education 51

Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

Rather than seizing this as an opportunity to develop a new theory on which I might improve student engagement and learning, I focused not on what was on the minds of my students but on improving my pedagogy; reinforcing, perhaps, how to continue to do the wrong things – things that had no relevance for my students – better. References.

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Covey Deming Six Sigma Efficiency 69

Deming Institute

JUNE 9, 2015

Deming’s 14 points for management have been put into various specific contexts by people over the years. Dr. Deming included their work in Out of Crisis, pages 201-202: 6. Develop the concept of tutors. Develop the concept of tutors. Develop increased in-service education. Restructure training.

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Deming Health Care Restructuring Crisis 28

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

General Motors wasn’t my ideal workplace after having read Deming’s Out of the Crisis and learning a bit about Lean manufacturing in college. If possible, I wanted to work in something closer to the Deming environment. I was told that Dr. Deming had taught some workshops within GM, particularly the Powertrain division in the 1980s.

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Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

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. The SME deck is to be developed in two months, with weekly two hours meetings, on-line or face to face depending on the location of my clients. 14 Deming principles. Deming System of Profound knowledge.

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Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The project had been operational for a few months when I joined so the foundation had already been poured. Edwards Deming, and is the author of the recent book, THE SYMPHONY OF PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE: W. EDWARDS DEMING’S SCORE FOR LEADING, PERFORMING, AND LIVING IN CONCERT. Baker was a protégé of Dr. W. One of the things Dr. W.

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Project Deming Root Cause Analysis RACI 28

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

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.

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Examples Deming Software System 28

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I like to share interesting articles (and other resources) that provide examples of organizations applying Deming’s ideas in practice. Edwards Deming cautioned against clinging to examples , and for good reason. Edwards Deming cautioned against clinging to examples , and for good reason. That is due to systemic failures.

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Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2016

In the book Atul Gawande paraphrases Daniel Boorman, veteran pilot who spent two decades developing checklists and flight deck controls for Boeing: Good checklists… are precise. It is critical that checklists be developed at the gemba (where the real work is done) and that they are modified based on experience.

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Process Deming System Document 28

Deming Institute

AUGUST 31, 2017

We call this approach Professional Management, and have developed a system to implement it influenced by Dr. W. Edwards Deming and other great thought leaders. Dr. Deming’s timeless teachings have been, and will continue to be, a driving influence because we see his philosophies work. Processes are the means to achieve ends.

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Management Kaplan Activity Based Costing Deming 28

Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

Top leaders required to develop a plan to demonstrate their advocacy for Quality Leadership methods and the goals of the transformation. A mission statement is developed by the management team and shared with the department. Twelve principles of Quality Leadership (QL) are developed for police leaders. Year seven.

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Case Study System Decentralization Management 40

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. Shewhart taught this iterative and incremental-development methodology to his mentee, W. Edwards Deming, who used it extensively in Japan in the years following World War II. They keep customers happier.

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Agility Nonaka Takeuchi Innovation 8

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Guest post by Bill Bellows, Member of The Deming Institute’s Advisory Council. He did not believe the results and instructed the team to repeat the assembly operation. Edwards Deming to several dozen executives in Japan in 1950. To Pipp’s amazement, one car purchased was 100% snap fit. The discovery was not lost on Pipp.

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System Productivity Products Deming 74

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. Will Duke is Afterburner’s Director of Learning and Development. Duke and James D.

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Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Given the growing importance of data to every aspect of their business, they know they must develop an understanding of the costs of poor data quality, shortcomings in the methodology notwithstanding. First, develop a keen eye for non-value-added work. Of course, true leaders know this is no excuse. Customer billing is a great example.

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Quality Parcell Cost Deming 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

These kinds of statements speak to a leader’s choice of values, and a failure to understand the relationships between a safe work environment and operational performance. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked. At Cummins, Inc.,

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Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2015

Edwards Deming , who introduced quality as a way of life for Japanese companies. Microsoft was probably one of the earliest to see the value of this way of competing when it developed its operating system to be compatible for just about any make of personal computer. “Quality is free” became a mantra.

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Six Sigma Company Lean Production Taylorism 8

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Edwards Deming. From sales of iPhones to iPads to computers, Apple executives offered explanations for these results and predictions for the future. The value of profits as an ingredient for organizations to sustain and develop their operations is undeniable. Post by Bill Bellows. billion and a quarterly net profit of $7.7

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Deming System Crisis Industry 28

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

To understand the strengths and weaknesses of different process religions, develop a network of people with experience in each one. Also, to signal what TQM guru Deming called "constancy of purpose," choose a name that will always resonate, e.g., something tied to customers and service.

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Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Edwards Deming , the guru of total quality management, called this "driving out fear.". He told me, "The focus needs to be away from grandiose pronouncements and back to basics in selection and development. If we truly invest in the development of the skills and capability of our people, the last thing we want is to lose them.

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Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Edwards Deming (the father of the quality movement) famously said , "Drive out fear. And by training them, you can demonstrate your commitment to their development. It has to be fear because before we take any action, we must ensure that we can survive. We use this fear to keep us safe.

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Process Mayo Six Sigma Ryan 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Edwards Deming , the guru of total quality management, called this "driving out fear.". He told me, "The focus needs to be away from grandiose pronouncements and back to basics in selection and development. If we truly invest in the development of the skills and capability of our people, the last thing we want is to lose them.

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Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 12

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Left brainers are critical to accomplishing the engineering, finance, production and operational work that’s required to make meaningful change happen. Edwards Deming, a renowned systems specialist, observed: “Ninety-four percent of problems are caused by the system — 6 percent by the workers.”

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Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. The nature of technology development might also provide some pointers as to how learning at work should change. “The concept of superjobs takes this shift one step further.

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Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 53

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

They develop action plans. If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. Move towards developing a long-term relationship with a single supplier. Skills management.

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Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

We argue that, like previous revolutionary ideas, blockchain has the potential to help developing nations leapfrog more-developed economies. Edwards Deming). An added benefit is that mobile money services such as M-Pesa are more advanced and sophisticated than those found in many developed economies.

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Marketing Technology Banking Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Operating managers were empowered to develop unique business models and launch derivative products by themselves to best serve each unique segment; and in the process, disrupted and competed with one another. Since the early 2000s, many of the company’s publications have gone digital. The same holds true for growth.

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Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2012

Edwards Deming , the father of quality, said "A bad process will beat a good person every time," and Fujio Cho , a former president of Toyota, famously said, "We get brilliant results from average people managing brilliant processes, while our competitors get average or worse results from brilliant people managing broken processes."

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Compliance Merchandising Deming Pharmaceuticals 14