It’s even harder when you don’t let the inspectors inspect. It reminds me of a time when I was at Hughes Aircraft and in our division Quality was under the control of Manufacturing. Of course the head of Manufacturing didn’t see a problem with that.
With all the crap that Hollywood put out over the years, I’m disappointed that no one did a movie about the rebuilding of Japan post-WWII and Deming’s role in that.
I agree. It is a great story. I bought Deming’s book, Out of the Crisis, after reading about him while I studied management. What he did for Japanese industry and then for Ford is a rich lesson. It does not fit well with modern liberal concepts though, so I don’t expect to see it in mainstream media, unless they distort it badly. I learned a lot from him and applied it effectively. I give him a lot of credit.
It is an incredible story especially considering that Japan had just lost the war, that they were occupied by American forces, and their own culture that wasn’t Western at all.
The early Japanese imported motorcycles were a joke and fed the “cheap trash” reputation. Bike came with prerusted parts and fasteners, plus cross threaded, stripped, or missing bolts. In less than twenty years their quality put American and British motorcycles to shame. They set the standard.
Happy Wednesday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, Sven!
I somehow managed to get all my work done yesterday and the only task I have left is to email our director of curriculum with a list of problems and features I’d like him to explore with our curriculum providers.
Good morning, GN.
I think the Irish and British would be better served going after their rulers rather than the migrants.
Agreed.
California’s election process brings to mind Deming’s admonition about not being able to inspect quality into a product.
It’s even harder when you don’t let the inspectors inspect. It reminds me of a time when I was at Hughes Aircraft and in our division Quality was under the control of Manufacturing. Of course the head of Manufacturing didn’t see a problem with that.
With all the crap that Hollywood put out over the years, I’m disappointed that no one did a movie about the rebuilding of Japan post-WWII and Deming’s role in that.
I agree. It is a great story. I bought Deming’s book, Out of the Crisis, after reading about him while I studied management. What he did for Japanese industry and then for Ford is a rich lesson. It does not fit well with modern liberal concepts though, so I don’t expect to see it in mainstream media, unless they distort it badly. I learned a lot from him and applied it effectively. I give him a lot of credit.
His transformation of Japanese industry touched on several of my interests, motorcycles, cars, electronics, and machine tools and instruments.
It is an incredible story especially considering that Japan had just lost the war, that they were occupied by American forces, and their own culture that wasn’t Western at all.
The early Japanese imported motorcycles were a joke and fed the “cheap trash” reputation. Bike came with prerusted parts and fasteners, plus cross threaded, stripped, or missing bolts. In less than twenty years their quality put American and British motorcycles to shame. They set the standard.
Happy Wednesday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, Sven!
I somehow managed to get all my work done yesterday and the only task I have left is to email our director of curriculum with a list of problems and features I’d like him to explore with our curriculum providers.
Look at you, Paddy! Take your time with that last task otherwise they’ll give you more.