Tag: Deming
A Deming Impersonator?
Saginaw Valley Quality Source - Beta » What Would Dr. Deming Say?:Has anyone ever heard of or seen Mike Micklewright, a "Deming impersonator?"...
Finding Joy in Your work
Postbulletin.com: Harvey Mackay: Work for the love of it all - Mon, Oct 15, 2007For all of the complaining we do about the airlines...
Lowest Bidder? No Wonder There Are Problems
Marketplace: Road construction paved with problemsDr. Deming always preached to not choose suppliers based on price alone. Many companies and industries have never...
The Same Kind of Different Car Company
A poignant story showed up in the Washington Post during the recent GM strike that hits at the heart of the principle of respect...
Stop Demotivating Me, Lean Style
CIO Magazine Article
Hat tip to Curious Cat for finding this and blogging about it first. I couldn't resist chiming in. The author...
Bad Systems in the News: PHX TSA
Serious Security Questions at Sky Harbor AirportNew interim security director named at Sky HarborHere's another story from last week about bad systems, and bad...
A Positive (Lean) Approach to Improving Healthcare
Better questions, wiser answers - The Washington TimesA "hat tip" to the curious cat for finding this excellent column by Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer...
For those who DID see Sicko…
What are your thoughts?
I wrote last week about my thoughts and hopes for the movie "SiCKO". I've actually seen the film now. I won't...
Updated: China’s Manufacturing Reputation
As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China - New York TimesPet food, toothpaste, childrens' toys.... (oh and let's not forget the recent...
What Deming Taught Toyota
managementwisdom.com
Many folks don't realize the relationship between Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Toyota. The link above shows some of the credit that Toyota gives/gave...
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to supply chain management. Here's some...
Focusing Only On Price Can Kill…
Chinese say U.S. shares blame in food scandal - USATODAY.comI've been tempted a few times to post about the pet deaths from contaminated pet...