Deming’s 14 Points of Leadership – Article #5
Point #5: Improve Constantly and Forever the System of Production and Service “Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money.” – Masaaki Imai Where it came from Post WWII, Japan’s economy and its infrastructure were in ruin; how were they supposed to re-build their economy with very limited resources? With available cash being…
Deming’s 14 Points of Leadership – Article #4
Point #4: Don’t Award Business Based on Price “Price has no meaning without a measure of the quality being purchased” p.32- Out of the Crisis by W.Edwards Demming. MIT Press edition, Published 2000 Why is this important? There are so many dimensions that can and should be considered when choosing a supplier, price is definitely…
Deming’s 14 Points of Leadership – Article #3
Point #3: Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality “Routine 100 per cent inspection to improve quality is equivalent to planing for defects, acknowledgement that the process has not the capability required for the specification” – W.E Deming – Out of the Crisis – Page. 28 Why is this important? As Deming said, if you…
Deming’s 14 Points of Leadership – Article #2
Point #2: Adopt a New Philosophy. Western management must awaken to the challenge, must learn their responsibilities, and take on leadership for change. What is the new philosophy? The new philosophy refers to a style of management that encompasses respect for people and taking responsibility to work on the system rather than the people to…
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