by admin | Mar 10, 2017 | Business Management, Improvement
Deming’s 14 Points In Small Manufacturing – Part 6: Internal Improvement of Employees Throughout the first 10 points Dr. Deming’s focus is on reducing variability with continual improvement processes and how to drive improvement with leadership. He looked...
by admin | Feb 23, 2017 | Improvement, Manufacturing
Our previous article (Part 3) of our series regarding two of W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 Points of Management and Quality was directed at creating pride in workmanship standards and driving out fear throughout the organization. Deming continues with his push on...
by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Improvement, Manufacturing
Our previous post regarding the second two of W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 points of Management and Quality was directed at eliminating mass inspection with continual improvement that is in place as long as the company is operating. Deming switches his focus to the...
by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Improvement, Manufacturing
Our previous post regarding the first two of W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 points of Management and Quality was directed at management maintaining a consistency of purpose, continual improvement and remaining competitive in both the market and with your employees in...
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Business Management, Improvement, Quality Management
During implementation of a new quality management system we often ask the question, “Do you have any customer complaints?” The same answer is generally given, but almost always with two implied meanings: A serious “No, we never get any complaints” A joking “No, we...
by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Business Management, Improvement, Quality Management
As quality consultants we often support our customer in developing or fixing corrective actions. Poor root cause analysis will not only upset the customer but it will also lead to a weak action that will likely not fix the underlying issue. The following is...