The modern business environment is fast-paced, fueled by global competition and the evolving role of technology that is changing how things are done. Adaptability is a must, and as we have too often seen with the rise of the internet, disruptive technologies can rise quickly – meaning even the largest…
Statistician Dr. W. Edwards Deming presents the information in his book Out of the Crisis as a tool to be used in order to help with the transformation of the Western/American management style. As he describes it, Japan’s awakening to statistical principles, attention to quality, systems, and better management helped…
In his book entitled The New Economics, author and renowned statistician W. Edwards Deming presents arguments for better styles of management through systems thinking. He first lays out the current state of business and management by giving examples of common practices that are, in his arguments, managed the wrong way.…
In his book entitled Six Sigma for Managers, author Greg Brue explains the concept of Six Sigma, and how it is successfully approached, implemented, and sustained within a company and the advantages that doing so will bring. In order to understand the basics of this title, it is necessary to…
Philip B. Crosby’s book entitled Quality is Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain presents an enlightening way to look at and approach the concept of quality within an organization. Through reframing how we think about quality and by making it a measurable quantitative metric, Crosby offers a fourteen step…
