RE: Hillside Yellers?, and a Business Week article

["John K. Balor" <balor1999@yahoo.com>]

I've been lucky to discuss railroad modelling with Steven Prevette on the ASQ forums, and if it is true that there are only 5 or 6 people in the world who understand Deming, then I feel quite convinced that Steven is one of them.  He also compared quality management with being a samurai warrior, comparing SPC with the long sword and the Pareto Chart with the short sword.  From what I've understood, most Deming Diciples forget about Deming the moment they go from consultants to becoming managers, meaning that probaby 99.9% of all Deming Diciples never understood anything of what Deming was talking about.  I also think Petter is onto something in saying things like Deming management is railway management, getting the system to flow.  Perhaps railroad modelling should be a required hobby for all Deming Disciples.
   
  John K. Balor
  Quality Manager