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The Importance of Working with Suppliers Over the Long Term

Deming Institute

Move toward a single supplier for any one item, on a long-term relationship of loyalty and trust. Edwards Deming’s 14 points for management. Dr. Deming explained that the organization was a system that included the suppliers and customers. Instead, minimize total cost. Point 4 in W. What matters is how you operate.

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Creating Technology Solutions that are Appropriate Given the System Context

Deming Institute

Kentaro Toyama ‘s presentation at the 2016 Annual Deming Institute Conference – Geek Heresy: Technology’s Law of Amplification. If technology is going to improve the lives of the world’s poorest, it must be grounded in a deep understanding of human behavior and an appreciation for cultural differences.”.

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Reflections on the Fabric of the Toyota Production System

Deming Institute

Guest post by Bill Bellows, Member of The Deming Institute’s Advisory Council. Edwards Deming to several dozen executives in Japan in 1950. Years later, in 2005, Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, Chairman and former President (1982-1999) of Toyota, accepted the American Society for Quality’s Deming Medal. and Japan.

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Using Deming’s Management Ideas at an Auto Repair Company for the Last 30 Years

Deming Institute

Louis Altazan, President of AGCO Automotive Corporation discusses the success AGCO has had applying Deming’s management system to their service organization (car repair). This [Deming’s ideas] sort of went to the same exact type of philosophy. He mentions he was surprised when Dr. Deming answered his own phone.

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The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy Versus Process

QAspire

Long term improvements (and their benefits) can be realized if you are ready to invest time in creating systems that helps you sustain, scale, deliver and create a better future for your organization, yourself and your people. - - - - - Stay tuned to QAspire Blog: Subscribe via RSS or Email, Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

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Where are you on the management scale of newbie to expert hacker?

Ask Atma

One of the best summaries of Quality Management was written my Edward Deming: Create consistency of purpose toward the improvement of product and service, and communicate this goal to all employees. Move towards developing a long-term relationship with a single supplier. the number of jobs increases. Improve supervision.

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The Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

The term ‘professional’ comes from the Latin word ‘professio,’ which literally means to take an oath or a vow. Over the last few centuries, the term professional has come to mean different things to different people, but that central idea has not changed. That one thing changed a long time back.