Re: Dr. Deming and the Baldrige Award

[Myron Tribus <mtribus@home.com>]

Dr.Deming was of two minds about the Deming Prize.  He was proud that 
it was named after him but he had misgivings.  Since the Deming prize 
does not organize a competition (there is no limit on the number of 
winners) he did not feel as strongly about it as he did the Baldrige 
which has a limited number of winners and therefore, a number of 
losers.

Incidentally, the Deming Prize came into being when Dr. Deming 
refused to accept the royalties that had accrued from the sale of a 
translation of his lectures in Japan.  He told them to keep the money 
and establish a prize.

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