Articles by The W. Edwards Deming Institute
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The W. Edwards Deming Institute® (www.deming.org) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1993 by noted consultant Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The aim of the Institute is to foster understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge™ to advance commerce, prosperity and peace. To find out more about The W. Edwards Deming Institute® go to www.deming.org.
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The reality of too many businesses is that pressure to get results can override good judgment. Part II of this week’s Deming Files examines the Deepwater Horizon disaster and argues that commonly-accepted but faulty management practices can lead to disaster. In Part I of this two-part column we examined a process by which to increase worker safety and oil rig reliability. We...Full Article »
On 20 April 2010 a blowout caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Macondo Prospect well in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven crewmen were killed, 17 were injured, and the blowout ignited a fireball visible from 35 miles (56 km) away. The resulting fire could not be extinguished and on 22 April 2010 the Deepwater Horizon rig sank, leaving oil...Full Article »
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