Books like Four days with Dr. Deming by William J. Latzko

W. Edwards Deming explains the flaws in current managerial practices, teaches practical solutions, and presents his approach to overcoming industrial crises, focusing on productivity, quality control, and organizational efficiency.

Mary Walton explains how Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s management method improves quality and productivity across diverse American organizations.

Presenting sufficient theory to ensure a sound understanding of basic concepts, this progressive book provides a fundamental, yet comprehensive exploration of total quality management (TQM) in an all-encompassing, single-volume review that covers not only the principles and practices, but also the tools and techniques. The volume covers principles and practices of quality management, and outlines tools and techniques such as benchmarking, information technology, quality management systems, environmental management systems, quality function deployment, quality by design, products liability, process control and Taguchi's quality engineering. For quality management professionals and trainers.

Explains lean production and its global implications in the auto industry.

Providing a managerially-oriented, integrated view along with a blend of pertinent technical topics, this text now offers revised, integrated, and more comprehensive coverage of Six Sigma philosophy, concepts and techniques.

"Acclaimed and used in over 200 colleges and universities around the country, Total Quality Management: Text, Cases and Readings has been completely revised and expanded to meet the growing demands and awareness for quality products and services in the competing domestic and global marketplaces. Since the publication of the first and second editions of this book, interest in and acceptance of TQM has continued to accelerate around the world. This edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. Some of the changes are:A new chapter on the emerging Theory of ConstraintsExpanded treatment of Process ManagementEleven new readingsTen new casesChapter examples of TQM at 12 Baldrige winning organizationsEnd of chapter recommendations for further readingRevised and updated textual materialThe Varifilm case is retained as a comprehensive study that illustrates good and not so good practices. Each chapter contains an exercise which provides the reader with an opportunity to apply TQM principles to the practices illustrated in each case. Based on sound principles, this practical book is an excellent text for organizational development programs aimed at practitioners responsible for developing and implementing TQM programs in their own service or manufacturing organizations."--Provided by publisher

A critique of American management, Mary Walton presents W. Edwards Deming’s principles aimed at restoring quality and productivity in U.S. industry.

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