Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

(resource) Kaizen: A continuous improvement philosophy that emphasizes making small, incremental changes to processes and operations to achieve long-term improvements.

Tools 195

Tools Ansoff ADKAR BPR 195

LDRLB

JULY 7, 2010

Deming’s 14 Points: Create constancy of purpose and continual improvement where long-term planning replaces short-term reaction. Additionally, his quality management systems influence other models such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Total Quality Management (TQM).

Deming 74

Deming Quality TQM Short-term 74

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

These executives and their CEOs have been so preoccupied with the management mania of the day (years back it was TQM, then right-sizing and now Internet solutions) that their eye has been off the heartbeat of the consumer goods business. But in the long term, cost-cutting does not build brand equity.

Magazine 100

Magazine Brand Article Marketing 100

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

There are certainly limits to any case study but as long as you read with a critical mind you can learn from what others have tried. A second long term trend I see is that the use of quality tools has decreased, especially as part of a concerted management improvement effort.

Case Study 28

Case Study Deming System Company 28

Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

While my work is usually associated with the term “Lean” and the lessons from the Toyota Production System, some of my earliest learning and inspiration for improvement came from the work of W. One long-standing issue had been relatively poor attendance at weekly chapter meetings. Guest post by Mark Graban. Edwards Deming.

Deming 46

Deming TQM Kaizen Crisis 46