Curious Cat Management Improvement Library - Dictionary

System of Profound Knowledge - The system of management as described by Dr. W. Edwards Deming with 4 interdependent areas:
  • Appreciation for a System (systems thinking)
  • Knowledge about Variation (see: variation definition)
  • Theory of Knowledge (epistemology - the study of how we know what we know)
  • Psychology (the human element of management systems)
Related Terms: Related Online Resources:

Management Dictionary: Affinity Diagram, Kaizen, PDSA, Poka-Yoke, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Variation

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