RE: Scientific Management

Subject: RE: Scientific Management
From: "John K. Balor" <balor1999@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:22:35 -0700 (PDT)
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Jim Clauson reminded us of George Box's excellent "all models are wrong, some models are useful".  Excellent quote that echos the spirit of Taylor, Shewhart and Deming.  Box shows exactly what scientific management is all about, and he wrote an excellent book about it too.
   
  John Balor

References:
- RE: Scientific Management
  - From: "Peter Hunter" <peter@hunter-consultants.co.uk>

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