Deming Speaks - Episode #19 - 1991 - a podcast by The W. Edwards Deming Institute
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In our 19th episode of Deming Speaks, this 32-minute excerpt from a 1991 seminar by Dr. Deming continues with him conducting his world-famous Red Bead Experiment (see Episode #18 for the first part of this experiment), all the while offering commentary on the following topics:
- The use of threats on Willing Workers
- Keeping the place (White Bead Factory) open with the best workers
- Closing the place down, after all!
- Plotting the points in order of production
- Control Limits and Control Charts
- No points outside, all points inside
- A stable system, with all performance from the system
- The foolishness of using merit increases and probation periods
- Shocking and terrifying behavior
- “Management is prediction, not playing games” (Dr. Michael Tveite)
- Top management forced to think in the present tense, by stockholders and legislation
- Must change for survival
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