W. Edwards Deming, the man many feel is responsible for Japan’s post-war economic success of the 1950s thru the 1980s, was largely ignored by U.S. industry before the Japanese heard about his theories and realized the benefits.
Due to his post WWII work, Deming is revered in Japan. They even have an annual competition for the top implementers of quality management and the winner is awarded the Deming Medal. Named after, you guessed it, Edwards Deming.
He created a revolution in quality and economic production throughout the world. And if you go into the Toyota headquarters in Japan there are three portraits in the lobby – the founder, the chairman, and Deming.W. Edwards Deming, the man many feel is responsible for Japan’s post-war economic success of the 1950s thru the 1980s, was largely ignored by U.S. industry before the Japanese heard about his theories and realized the benefits.
Due to his post WWII work, Deming is revered in Japan. They even have an annual competition for the top implementers of quality management and the winner is awarded the Deming Medal. Named after, you guessed it, Edwards Deming.
He created a revolution in quality and economic production throughout the world. And if you go into the Toyota headquarters in Japan there are three portraits in the lobby – the founder, the chairman, and Deming.
Show notes (with time stamps):
Introduction: 00:00 – 02:35
Biography: 02:40 – 10:09
The Japan Years: 10:16 – 19:41
The 1980s: 19:46 – 29:43
The System of Profound Knowledge: 29:47 – 37:51
Statistical Process Control: 37:57 – 46:03
PDSA: 46:09 – 55:17
14 Principles: 55:22 – 59:57
Seven Deadly Diseases of Management: 1:00:03 – 1:04:33
Application: 1:04:41 – 1:10:19
Summary: 1:10:25
Music
Artist: Scott Holmes
Album: Road Trip
Track: Indie Rock
Resources
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education by W. Edwards Deming
Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming
The Essential Deming by Dr. Joyce OrsiniDrastic Changes for Western Management by W. Edwards Deming
Management’s Responsibility for the Use of Statistical Techniques in Industry by W. Edwards Deming
What Happened in Japan? By W. Edwards Deming
Report to Management by W. Edwards Deming
On the Use of Theory by W. Edwards Deming
Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality by Rafael Aguayo
The World of W. Edwards Deming by Cecelia S. Kilian, 2nd ed (1992)
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming