"n Japan, from 1950 onward, he taught top business managers how to improve design (and thus service), product quality, testing, and sales (the last through global markets)[1] by various means, including the application of statistical methods. Deming made a significant contribution to Japan's later reputation for innovative, high-quality products, and for its economic power. He is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese manufacturing and business than any other individual not of Japanese heritage."
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I am surprised how often W. Edward Deming is left out of articles like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming
"n Japan, from 1950 onward, he taught top business managers how to improve design (and thus service), product quality, testing, and sales (the last through global markets)[1] by various means, including the application of statistical methods. Deming made a significant contribution to Japan's later reputation for innovative, high-quality products, and for its economic power. He is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese manufacturing and business than any other individual not of Japanese heritage."
That was a short article about kaizen in Ethiopia, not history of kaizen. But thanks for the reference!