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W. Edwards Deming
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American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993)
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William Edwards Deming (1900–1993) was an American industrial engineer, statistician, and composer. Born in Sioux City, he held citizenship in the United States and worked in the field of quality management. He was educated at the University of Wyoming, Yale University, University College London, and the University of Colorado. His professional affiliations included New York University, Columbia University, and the University of Colorado. Deming was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
Deming received several awards, including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the Wilks Memorial Award, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and the Shewhart Medal. He was influenced by Walter A. Shewhart. Among his published works are *Statistical techniques in industry as a national resource*, *Statistical adjustment of data*, *On the statistical theory of errors*, *Hinshitsu kanri to hyōhon chōsa*, and *The Politz papers*. He died in Washington, D.C.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1993
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Out of the crisis
- Statistical techniques in industry as a national resource
- Statistical adjustment of data
- On the statistical theory of errors
- Hinshitsu kanri to hyōhon chōsa
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 13
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
· 1998 · cited 15,191x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,551x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,696x
- The RAST Server: Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology
· 2008 · cited 10,748x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
· 2013 · cited 9,542x
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Quotes
- “Without data, you're just another person with an opinion.”
- “Uncontrolled variation is the enemy of quality.”
- “The worker is not the problem. The problem is at the top! Management!”
- “Learning is not compulsory; it's voluntary. Improvement is not compulsory; it's voluntary. But to survive, we must learn.”
- “Blame the process, not the people.”
- “I think that people here expect miracles. American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan—but they don't know what to copy!”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- William Edwards Deming , ( 1900-10-14 ) October 14, 1900, Sioux City, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- December 20, 1993 (1993-12-20) (aged 93), Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Wyoming ( BS ) University of Colorado ( MS ) Yale University ( PhD )
- Known for
- PDSA , total quality management , quality control
- Spouses
- Agnes Bell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1922 ; died 1930 ) Lola Elizabeth Shupe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; died 1986 )
- Fields
- Business administration and theory, economics, industrial engineering, music, statistics
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sioux City
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- economist
- Educated at
- University of Colorado
- Employer
- University of Colorado
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Award
- Shewhart Medal
- Field of work
- quality management
- Image
- W. Edwards Deming.jpg
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- Commons category
- W.E. Deming
- date of birth
- 1900-10-14
- date of death
- 1993-12-20
- member of
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- name in native language
- William Edwards Deming
- influenced by
- Walter A. Shewhart
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is also known as the father of the quality movement, known as "Lean manufacturing" today, and was hugely influential in post-WWII Japan, credited with revolutionizing Japan's industry and making it one of the most dominant economies in the world. He is best known for his theories of management.
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