RE: den.list-d Digest V2003 #13

["John McConnell" <wysowl@msn.com.au>]

Myron Tribus wrote,


The admonition,  "reduce variation", applies to processes which are
supposed to produce predictable results.

Tim agrees, and so do I.  But in your response were you confusing variation
with variety?  A great chef will conquer variation.  He will serve a certain
meal night after night with little variation.  But he will provide variety
for his customers.  Our universities look for variety in  approaches to a
subject or a problem.

There are a variety of routes between LA and Paris.  But I hope that a
certain route with certain flights produces a predictable outcome with
little variation.

At the end of the day, it seems the issue is the use of works, and their
definition.  Somehow, I reckon Tim was on the correct track.

Cheerio!

John and Tim