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The Influence of C. I. Lewis on Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming

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Edwards Deming had a large and varied collection of influences. The ideas Dr. Deming drew from the work of C.I. The article I quote from below provides a path to appreciating the ideas Dr. Deming and Dr. Shewhart were able to apply in their thinking from C.I. Lewis: Influence of C.I. 100% checking vs. sampling?

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Dr. Bill Bellows, new Deputy Director of The Deming Institute

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Edwards Deming Institute — one which will open tremendous possibilities for our future. Dr. Bill Bellows to The Deming Institute staff as our new Deputy Director! Bill has been a long time member of The Deming Institute’s Board of Trustees; a valuable guiding influence for more than a decade. We welcome.

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The Transformation is Everybody’s Job

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Edwards Deming’s 14th point is: Put everybody in the company to work to accomplish the transformation. You can also find quotes by Dr. Deming, such as: “As I use the term here, the job of a leader is to accomplish transformation of his organization.” The transformation is everybody’s job.

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What we see…

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Post by Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. While “Standards are everything at Airbus: from cleaning up the table in the canteen after eating to operating a machine, they influence every part of the employees’ working day.” Deming is the core of our management.” . per million opportunities.

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“Nailed it.” A lesson in overcoming project complexity

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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. How’s that working out?”

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Deming’s Ideas Applied at Intermountain Healthcare Since 1988

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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. But many people like to learn about how others have applied Deming’s ideas.

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The Transformed Map of a Recovering Management Accountant

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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.