The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality (Business Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AK8FCEG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 567 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Edwards Deming Institute.. JOYCE NILSSON ORSINI, PhD, is an associate professor of management systems at Fordham University, the director of Fordham's Deming Scholars MBA program, and president of The W
Rose W said Good information. Great condition. I read for this semester at my college. Great book. Repeats itself a little.. Not a cover to cover read but a good reference. Gareth Noble A collection of readings and ideas from the 'father of quality'. While the content is good, the connection between articles is unclear and sometimes repetitive. Not a cover to cover read but a good reference.. Amazon Customer said Lacking substance. Full of punch words and theory names but the contents can really be summarised in perhaps a few pages. With all due respect I can't say I learnt enough to justify the time used to complete this book.
SENGE, MIT and the Society for Organizational Learning. PETERSEN, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company"It can be said of very few that they changed the way the world thinks, but Dr. Deming is among them. His original ideas led directly to the creation of relationships with suppliers and a plethora of quality initiatives.Now, with The Essential Deming, Fordham University professor and Deming expert Joyce Orsini draws on a wealth of previously unavailable material to present the legendary thinker's most important management principles in one indispensable volume.The book is filled with articles, papers, lectures, and notes touching on a wide range of topics, but which focus on Deming's overriding message: quality and operations are all about systems, not individual performance; the system has to be designed so that the worker can perform well.The Essential Deming reveals Deming's unique insight about:How poor management infects an entire organizationThe critical importance of management on producing quality products and servicesImproving management in any companyThe effective management of people--the manager's sing
About the AuthorJOYCE NILSSON ORSINI, PhD, is an associate professor of management systems at Fordham University, the director of Fordham's Deming Scholars MBA program, and president of The W. Edwards Deming Institute.