The “Grand-Daddy of Quality”

Elisabeth Swan, writing for Go Lean Six Sigma, highlights elements of the great Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s legacy. See below for my top takeaways.

Honored with countless awards—to such an extent that the Japanese created one inspired by his ideals; the Deming prize—Dr. Deming was renowned for being a visionary
Credited for the complete turnabout of Japanese manufacturing, and then incidentally the boost to Japanese economy, after WWII
His principles and Deming Cycle of Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust (PDCA) still influence management today to align their organizations to a common purpose of transformation and improvement