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Purchase Set of Vols. 7-9 for only $225 ($330 value)

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BASIC CONCEPTS NEEDED FOR SYSTEMS THINKING Vols. 7-9 SET

The set includes three volumes:

The Red Bead Experiment & Life, Vol. 7 The red bead experiment provides a demonstration of how powerfully the system of management influences individual performance. As the plant manager, Dr. Deming plays the part of a no-nonsense boss determined to get the best out of his equipment and his employees. He brooks no excuses, no failures, to achieve improved performance. Using volunteers from his seminar, Dr. Deming dramatizes how rigid work standards, performance goals, and best efforts fail to contribute to system improvements. Employees doing their best are powerless to turn out better work unless they know why they are doing their tasks and how to improve. 25:40 min. Includes teaching guide.

Sample Video Clip - Slow Connection

Sample Video Clip - Fast Connection

Lessons of the Red Bead Experiment, Vol. 8 This video provides lessons on the nature of variation and how an organizational system operates. It also discusses the need for operational definitions and how the practice of ranking people fails to improve system performance. 27:30 min.

The Funnel Experiment, Vol. 9 This is an experiment designed to illustrate a stable system and the consequences of various forms of tampering which not only fail to improve anything but add instability and degraded performance. The experiment shows how management, depending on intuition and common sense, can make things worse. Deming discusses the nature of variation and its influence on any system or process. This volume also discusses the meaning of profound knowledge, which includes understanding of variation. 24:30 min. Includes teaching guide.