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