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The New Economics Book Discussion Group

By John Hunter / October 24, 2013 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Aerojet-Rocketdyne has been running group discussions of Dr. Deming’s book by phone for years. Beginning Monday, 4 November, 2013, and continuing from 3 –…

Demonstrating Respect for People With High Minimum Salaries

By Matthew Moss / March 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

…working at the company had their salaries doubled immediately. Here are some interesting quotes from an article on bbc.com about the change and the effects it had on the company…

Who’s Got Profound Knowledge?

By Guest Post / September 11, 2020 / 7 Comments

…Doug Buchanan, where we reviewed the marks and explanatory comments he had given me on the evaluation. Whew…most items “met the standard” with a few “exceeding.” At the completion of…

From Flat to Round: Is Educational Transformation Possible?

By Guest Post / November 3, 2020 / 4 Comments

…a flat earth to a round earth. . . and that was a big deal several hundred years ago.” -Dr. Myron Tribus Our current system of education, born of the…

Confusing Improving A Proxy Measure with Actually Improving the System

By John Hunter / December 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

…vesselfinder.com website. Why Aren’t America’s Shipping Ports Automated? Comparing the ports of Oakland and Rotterdam shows just how far American ports are lagging when it comes to automation. At a…

Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge

By John Hunter / October 22, 2012 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The System Of Profound Knowledge® (SoPK) is the culmination of W. Edwards Deming’s lifelong work. The SoPK ties together Dr. Deming’s seminal theories and

Dr. Deming Called for the Elimination of The Annual Performance Appraisal

By John Hunter / October 29, 2012 / 7 Comments

Guest post by John Hunter, founder of the CuriousCat.com. In Out of the Crisis, page 101, Dr. Deming states the following as one of the seven deadly diseases: Evaluation of…

Knowledge of Variation

By John Hunter / October 25, 2012 / 2 Comments

…cause and special cause variation. Common cause variations are the natural result of the system. In a stable system, common cause variation will be predictable within certain limits. Special cause…

Speech by Dr. Deming to Japanese Business Leaders in 1950

By John Hunter / November 5, 2012 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Several speeches are mentioned in the various biographical sketches of Dr. Deming and his impact on Japanese management. In particular a talk he gave…

Deming Chain Reaction

By John Hunter / October 15, 2012 / 3 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. From Out of the Crisis The prevailing action during the crisis Dr. Deming alluded to in the title of his books was to cut…

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