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The Plumbers Apprentice
Very well done and poignant.
Thrive in a Down Economy III
Alan Pippenger Recently I was aiding a commercial painting company with their understanding of Deming’s management philosophy and its implementation. In our first interview, the owner, John, told me of his near constant fear of catastrophy on jobs where he … Continue reading
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A Very Relaxing Day
You read a lot in these pages about transformation of thinking. After this transformation takes place you begin to notice everywhere, and I do mean everywhere, instances where this type of thinking has been applied or at least needs to … Continue reading
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Parable of the Plumbers Apprentice
By Rafael Aguayo and Alan Pippenger An enterprising young woman decided to become a professional plumber. Her first step was to join herself to a master plumber. This she did for a year and a half. Being industrious and a … Continue reading
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Why do I like Deming’s management ideas?
Beyond his recognized success in Japan after the Second World War, his impact on the eighties and of the success of companies that currently follow his ideas, his understanding of organizations and business reality far surpasses all other ?management theories … Continue reading
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Thrive in a Down Economy II
American management is at it’s core all the same. Top down, command and control, and whatever you do, WHATEVER you do, never ask the workforce what they think. Dr. Deming said any manager can succeed in an expanding economy. So … Continue reading
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Thrive in a Down Economy
Alan Pippenger Deming Collaboration SignPrinters, the three decade old sign and graphics company I founded in the early 1980s was managed for the first 25 years using a sophisticated, highly developed unshakeable method… that being whatever we had heard at … Continue reading
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The effect of over adjustments in mass production
by Jordi Cabré – Deming Collaboration My father Josep Cabré Ossó was born in 1897. His technical knowledge was rooted in his mechanical apprenticeship in Barcelona. He began as an apprentice in an important mechanical industrial company. He had a … Continue reading →