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The new economics : for industry, government, education / W. Edwards Deming.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 1995, c1994.Edition: Second editionDescription: xvi,247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262541169
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 658.3 DEM
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 658.3 DEM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100740456

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this book W. Edwards Deming details the system of transformation that underlies the 14 Points for Management presented in Out of the Crisis .

"... competition, we see now, is destructive. It would be better if everyone would work together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win. What we need is cooperation and transformation to a new style of management."

In this book W. Edwards Deming details the system of transformation that underlies the 14 Points for Management presented in Out of the Crisis. The system of profound knowledge, as it is called, consists of four parts: appreciation for a system, knowledge about variation, theory of knowledge, and psychology. Describing prevailing management style as a prison, Deming shows how a style based on cooperation rather than competition can help people develop joy in work and learning at the same time that it brings about long-term success in the market. Indicative of Deming's philosophy is his advice to abolish performance reviews on the job and grades in school.

Previously published by MIT-CAES

Previous ed.: 1993.

Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Description of Figures (p. v)
  • Foreword (p. ix)
  • Notes to the Second Edition (p. xi)
  • About the Author (p. xiii)
  • Preface (p. xv)
  • 1 How Are We Doing? (p. 1)
  • 2 The Heavy Losses (p. 22)
  • 3 Introduction to a System (p. 49)
  • 4 A System of Profound Knowledge (p. 92)
  • 5 Leadership (p. 116)
  • 6 Management of People (p. 121)
  • 7 The Red Beads (p. 154)
  • 8 Shewhart and Control Charts (p. 172)
  • 9 The Funnel (p. 190)
  • 10 Some Lessons in Variation (p. 207)
  • Appendix: Continuing Purchase of Supplies and Services (p. 227)
  • Index (p. 235)

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