Dr. Deming’s Lessons to the Japanese
Over the next two weeks, I want to share Doug William’s two part blog which remembers Dr. William Edwards Deming and focuses on his influential teachings. Read below for my key takeaways from Part One.
- Inspired by Walter A. Shewhart’s theories on the statistical control of processes, Deming developed the idea that improvements can be made not just to manufacturing systems but to their management too
- He trained many engineers, managers, and scholars (and top level management) in his quality control techniques, leading to “unheard-of levels of quality and productivity”
- This period of action following World War II primed Japan to become one of the leading powers in the global economy of today