Tag: Deming

Unknowable Numbers and the Absurd

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Infor Launches ERP XA MES Suite for Lean ManufacturingThis article talks about software for lean manufacturing environments, an idea that could be debated on...

The Proper Use of Metrics

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I was able to tour a hospital laboratory that had already gone through the lean process.One metric was a daily tally of "sticks per...

How Incentives Are Ineffective

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Reward and Incentive Programs are Ineffective -- Even Harmful by Peter R. Scholtes It's worth a full post and full link, this article that John...

People want to do Quality Work

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A question to ask yourselves (if you're in management): does your management system allow people to do their best work? Even if...

Forced Rankings and Respect for Humanity

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Fortune: The new rules - Jul. 11, 2006Part of Fortune's cover story about how Jack Welch's "old rules" don't apply any more, this includes...

Being Careful Isn’t Enough, Particularly in Pathology

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One of the core ideas of the Toyota Production System is the recognition that people are indeed human and are therefore fallible (part of...

The Myth of Setting Goals

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TOM WALSH: Time for Wagoner to show why GM needs him:A lot has been written about the proposed deal between Nissan-Renault and General Motors....

Performance Appraisal Problems

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Curious Cat Management Improvement: Problems Caused by Performance Appraisal Here's a good post on the Curious Cat blog on the problems with performance appraisal systems....

Does Toyota Follow Deming’s 14 Points?

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Curious Cat Management Improvement: Deming and ToyotaAs part of my atonement for mis-stating W. Edwards Deming's views on inspection a few weeks back, I'll...

Re-Discovering W. Edwards Deming

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The Power of PurposeIt seems that someone is always rediscovering Deming. I gave a lean overview talk to a healthcare audience recently. ...

Motivating Employees With Catchy Slogans

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WSJ.com - Cubicle Culture Free version of article I always wonder if I should post links to WSJ articles, since I know not everybody has...

Curious Cat Deming Management Thoughts

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Curious Cat Deming Management Thoughts by John Hunter - Dr. W. Edwards Deming Here is a nice summary of W. Edwards Deming resources. Although...
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