Deming management at work
Subtitle: six successful companies that use the quality princples of the world-famous W. Edwards Deming
By: Mary Walton.
Edition: 1st Perigee ed.
Publisher: Perigee Books, Putnam Publishing Group
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Deming, W. Edwards -- 1900- -- Contributions in management; Management -- Case studies
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter one : What you need to know to read this book.; title: W. Edwards Deming : the man and his mission; title: The Deming way; title: Doing it with data; title: Chapter two : Florida Power & Light.; title: The lights go on; title: Power to the people; title: Going for the prize; title: Quality stories; title: Colonial Penn : quality time in the family; title: Chapter three : Hospital Corporation of America.; title: Charting the course; title: West Paces Ferry Hospital : seeking patience; title: Quality stories; title: Chapter four : Tri-Cities, Tennessee.; title: Moving mountains; title: Small companies, big changes; title: Quality stories; title: Chapter five : The United States Navy.; title: Getting underway; title: A case in Cherry Point; title: Quality stories; title: Chapter six : Bridgestone (USA) Incorporated.; title: Homegrown kaizen; title: Quality stories; title: Chapter seven : Globe Metallurgical Incorporated; title: Chapter eight : Doing without performance appraisals; title: Chapter nine : Lessons learned