Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. The SHS journal article starts with a brief introduction, not in the original document, by Dr. Deming that summarizes the key points, all of which are still relevant today. The lesson learned?

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Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Your reference to gaps in the lateral movement of work reminded be of Frank Voehl’s post on the Deming Learning Network - “Managing the White Space&#. I sometimes wonder about an organization with a loose and nimble structure with a solid work-flow and technologies that enable such an efficient work-flow. Vamsi´s last blog.

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Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

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. But many people like to learn about how others have applied Deming’s ideas. is a model I believe in.

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Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Curious Cat

APRIL 23, 2016

Now there are some times when using technology to provide good service just isn’t worth the effort. Often though businesses just are stuck in their fax-thinking or physical-store-thinking or app-thinking and fail to use a technology that would provide great benefit to their users.

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Advertising Software Deming Technology 40

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

The first decade of the 21st century brought about an incredible amount of technological advances — Facebook, Twitter, Android, iPod/iTunes/iPhone/iPad, and many other innovations transformed how we communicate, work, and live. But it is often the processes that helped create and manage these technologies that prove most enduring.

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Innovation Supply Chain Management Six Sigma 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

Edwards Deming, who used it extensively in Japan in the years following World War II. Toyota hired Deming to train hundreds of the company’s managers, eventually capitalizing on his expertise to develop the famous Toyota Production System — the primary source of today’s “lean” thinking.

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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. 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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System Productivity Products Deming 74

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

The concept of inclusion in business started when Quality gurus like Deming asked Americans to drop the ‘product-out’ mentality and instead practice a ‘customer-in’ mindset. Every professional must include as many people and organizations in their decision making as possible.

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Self-aware Engineering Chief Technology Officer Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Innovation Engineering is validated in real-world practice, and has been the launch pad for more than $16 billion in growth and system improvement projects. Projects are focused with clear, motivating strategic missions that speak to both project vision and boundaries. The importance of technology ownership is significant.

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Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A recent study shows little evidence that any of the projected $81B annual savings has resulted. Edwards Deming , "automating a process that produces junk just allows you to produce more junk faster.". But the other bookend is the peril, particularly as it relates to the electronic medical record. To paraphrase the great Dr. W.

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Health Care Benchmarking Insurance Mayo 8