Tag: Gaming the Numbers
Gaming the Numbers in the UK, Again
Blundering hospitals 'kill 40,000 a year' - Britain - Times Online:Ah, gaming the numbers... everyone's favorite pastime. It certainly is here in the State,...
NUMMI Employee Says Plant Hides Defects
Whistleblower says defects hidden at Toyota-GM Calif. plant
Ironically enough, while on the topic of not counting defects (the TSA), this disturbing story was in...
Making the Numbers
Freedom from Command & Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service
Here is a fascinating post from John Seddon at his website www.lean-service.com (link is dead)...
Freakonomics and Lean
Freakonomics: Official SiteI know this wouldn't count as "leisure reading" for many folks, but I'm reading (and very much enjoying) the book Freakonomics: A...
Another Sad Example of Gaming the System: Validation Engineering
Back to my original post about gaming the system, there are three ways people can respond to pressure to improve:
They can work to improve...
How Fear-Based Leadership at GM Drove Data Fudging and Fake Production...
GM Got Gamed (Or, How to Fudge Your Production Numbers to Keep the Boss Happy)
TL;DR: At a GM engine plant, fear-based leadership pressured supervisors...
We Got Gamed (Lab Specimen Batch Sizes)
A somewhat recent experience prompted me to re-read portions of Donald Wheeler's outstanding book, Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos, with its section...
