William Edwards Deming
Mike LaVine
12/12/12
Individual assignment 2
William Edwards Deming
William Edwards Deming was an American statistician professor. He was also considered an author, consultant, and lecturer. Deming is most famous for his work done in Japan where he taught top management how to improve design, service, testing, quality, and sales through many of his unique methods. Deming made a significant contribution the Japan’s economic status for the innovation of high quality products. He is said to have the highest impact on Japanese manufacturing and business of any non-native Japanese person. Deming’s work also grew in the United States and he received the National Medal of Technology in 1987 and the Distinguished Career in Science award from the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. It is stated "Dr. W. Edwards Deming taught that by adopting appropriate principles of management, organizations can increase quality and simultaneously reduce costs (by reducing waste, rework, staff attrition and litigation while increasing customer loyalty). The key is to practice continual improvement and think of manufacturing as a system, not as bits and pieces.”
Deming is well known for his Deming system of profound knowledge. Deming said all managers needed to have this system of profound knowledge and it consisted of four parts. First, was appreciation of a system; understanding the overall processes involving suppliers, producers, and customers of good and services. Second, Knowledge of variation; the range and causes of variation in quality, and se of statistical sampling in measurements. Next, the theory of knowledge; the concepts explaining knowledge and the limits of what can be known. And last, knowledge of psychology; concepts of human nature. “One need not be eminent in any part nor in all four parts in order to understand it and to apply it.” "Once the individual understands the system of profound knowledge, he will apply its principles in every kind of relationship
12/12/12
Individual assignment 2
William Edwards Deming
William Edwards Deming was an American statistician professor. He was also considered an author, consultant, and lecturer. Deming is most famous for his work done in Japan where he taught top management how to improve design, service, testing, quality, and sales through many of his unique methods. Deming made a significant contribution the Japan’s economic status for the innovation of high quality products. He is said to have the highest impact on Japanese manufacturing and business of any non-native Japanese person. Deming’s work also grew in the United States and he received the National Medal of Technology in 1987 and the Distinguished Career in Science award from the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. It is stated "Dr. W. Edwards Deming taught that by adopting appropriate principles of management, organizations can increase quality and simultaneously reduce costs (by reducing waste, rework, staff attrition and litigation while increasing customer loyalty). The key is to practice continual improvement and think of manufacturing as a system, not as bits and pieces.”
Deming is well known for his Deming system of profound knowledge. Deming said all managers needed to have this system of profound knowledge and it consisted of four parts. First, was appreciation of a system; understanding the overall processes involving suppliers, producers, and customers of good and services. Second, Knowledge of variation; the range and causes of variation in quality, and se of statistical sampling in measurements. Next, the theory of knowledge; the concepts explaining knowledge and the limits of what can be known. And last, knowledge of psychology; concepts of human nature. “One need not be eminent in any part nor in all four parts in order to understand it and to apply it.” "Once the individual understands the system of profound knowledge, he will apply its principles in every kind of relationship
References: Deming, W. Edwards. “Those Lean Years at Wyoming U.” (2011). Retrieved November 24, 2012, from http://deming.org/index.cfm?content=63 McInnis, D. (2011). W. Edwards Deming of Powell, wyo.: The man who helped shape the world. Retrieved November 24/2012 from http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/w-edwards-deming Madison, J. (n.d.). Ed Deming A Pioneer and Prophet of Total Quality Management. Retrieved November 25, 2012, from http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ba/stuwebs/biograph/deming2.htm.