Dave Oventhal
When Poor Planning Meets Reality

In the March/April 2024 issue of Car & Driver magazine, Jamie Kitman points out the gains and pains within the current four-wheel EV landscape. Kitman’s Upfront article, Alternating Current provides the painful reality of “piss poor planning” (my words, not his) within the hallowed walls of auto OEs, again. As history seems to always repeat itself, once again the lack of reality has bit auto manufacturers in the ass. When global governments started mandating zero-emissions by 2035, the OEs’ jealousy of Tesla gained unprecedented momentum.

When Poor Planning Meets Reality

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Deming's 14 Rules of Management

Deming's 14 Rules of Management

W. Edwards Deming, the father of quality management outlined 14 points he felt were essential to implementing and succeeding with Total Quality Management (TQM) practices. These 14 points first appeared in 1982 when Deming published Out of Crisis and are the foundation for the mindset and action an organization needs to achieve TQM success.

And companies like Toyota and Honda which followed these “best practices”, were decades ahead of their slow moving, reluctant-to-change competitors. Though Deming published these over35 years ago, every organization can gain great benefits from adopting a TQM mindset and purpose.

The System of Profound Knowledge

The System of Profound Knowledge

Dr. W. Edwards Deming, primarily known as the God of Quality and the usage of statistical control techniques, focused on areas where management needs apply energy; understanding of statistical control techniques, the realization of everything being a process, and the importance on focusing on people, not technology, costs, or other variables. Deming felt that true organizational change had to come from the top-down.