Transformation of Today's Management.

Because you are identifying processes that you might focus on for your OIP for this course, it is a good time to evaluate the situation using a formative strategy in the field, W. Edwards Deming's 14 Points for Management. Following the Second World War, Deming traveled to Japan and motivated several prominent Japanese businesses toward process changes that brought them remarkable success. These companies cut expenses, increased productivity and gained market share by improving the quality of their products. By the 1970s, many American and European organizations adopted a similar strategy in order to stay competitive. Using Deming's 1987 article, "Transformation of Today's Management," address the following:

• Explain how you think some or all the principles proposed in his 14 Points for Management apply to the candidate processes you identified for your assignment in this unit. Explain why.
• What additional information would you need to better understand the process?

As with the first discussion board, and whenever possible in this course, please use this as an opportunity to sound out ideas you will use in your upcoming assignment