W. Edwards Deming
American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 93
William Edwards Deming was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer.
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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.
