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My heroes and examples (5)

Production systems and their founding fathers: William Edwards Deming (1900 – 1993)

Deming grew up at the farm of his grandfather in Polk City. In 1917, he attended the University of Wyoming. In 1921, he received a Bachelor of science in electrical engineering. In 1925, he received a master’s degree at the University of Colorado. In 1928, he earned his doctorate at Yale University.

For a few years he studied with Walter a. Shewhart of Bell Telephone Laboratories. Shewhart’s theories about statistical control were the basis for Deming’s work. Statistical process control. This technique was applied massively times during the second world war, but faded in a few years.

Deming is known through his lectures in Japan. The first time he

The Inn and the wise Owl

Once upon a time there was an inn with a cook who always prepared the most delicious dishes. His wife served the delicacies, which were on the menu in beautiful letters, on beautiful plates! For years everything went smooth, until less

My heroes and examples (4)

Production systems and their founding fathers: Elton Mayo (1880-1949)

George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880) was an Australian born psychologist and organizational scientist. Mayo was formally trained at the University of Adelaide. He graduated. in the masterclass with First Class Honours. In his core subjects, philosophy and psychology, he received an honorary doctorate for Master of Arts from the University of Queensland (UQ), where he taught from 1919 to 1923. Afterward he started working at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent most of his career at Harvard Business School (1926-1947). There, he is considered the founder of company