RE: A Confusing Comment from Dr Deming

["Dave Carr" <dc0955@gates.com>]

>In an organisation trying to work in the Deming way:
>Are supervisors necessary ?
>If so what would be their role ?
>Are supervisors
>a) People who give instructions ?
>b) People who check the work of others ?
>c) People who have more experience than others ?
>d) People who train others ?
>e) People who assess others ?
>f) People who are paid more than others ?

To Vic's list I would add
g) People who are paid to be responsible, for both getting the job done
and quality?

Would most not say, if they were honest, that they don't trust their
workers? Is it not more economical in their minds to pay twenty people
minimum wage and pay one person a decent wage to supervise them?

- Dave Carr