Nomination for the W.

Edwards Deming Medal

Where is quality made? The answer is, by top management. The quality of the output of a company can not be better than the quality determined at the top. What we need is cooperation and transformation to a new style of management.

- W. Edwards Deming
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

Nomination due date is October 1

Guidelines for Nominations
The Deming Medal is resented to those who, li!e Dr. Deming, have successfully com"ined the a lication of statistical thin!ing and management so that each su orts and enhances the other, thus leading to #uality in roducts and services. $.% The Deming Medal &ommittee is loo!ing for individuals who, li!e Dr. Deming, have successfully com"ined the a lication of statistical thin!ing and management in such a way that each su orts and enhances the other and leads to #uality in roducts and services. Nominees may "e managers, or those who hel ed manager, to achieve the ty e of transformation that uses the new style of managing for #uality. The nominee need not "e a mem"er of ()*. +"viously, it is referred that the nominee "e a mem"er of ()* or another )ociety interested in the area of #uality. It is im ortant that the nominee have the #ualifications re#uired. ,.% There are some "asic #ualifications for consideration of a nominee. The nominee must "e living at the time of the nomination. There must "e evidence that the nominee understands that rinci les founded "y Dr. Deming. (lso re#uired is evidence that the nominee contri"uted to the theory. -inally, it is re#uired that the nominee has a lied the theory "y transforming a com any ersonally .usually e/ecutives% or hel ing others to transform a com any .usually masters and0or consultants.% We intend to award the Deming Medal to managers, or those who hel ed managers, achieve the ty e of transformation taught "y Dr. Deming in the ast decades. The individual must "e or have "een a successful, a lied ractitioner of statistical thin!ing or statistical #uality control1 must "e rimarily a ro onent of these techni#ues in ractical industrial a lication rather than a theoretician1 must have made significant contri"utions "y showing the techni#ues in their ractical a lication in industry. The use of the word statistics does not mean that the reci ient need "e a statistician. E/ecutives, managers, and others who have a lied or contri"uted to Dr. Deming2s theory to achieve a transformation in their organi3ation or that of others are eligi"le. Question 1 - as!s for evidence of the nominee2s understanding in any num"er of ways. )ome evidence consists of writing "oo!s and0or articles on the to ics Dr. Deming taught. (nother way might "e to teach or have taught courses on #uality technology or management to o"tain #uality. This may "e taught in an educational institution, com any, or other setting. If the nominee assisted in Dr. Deming2s wor! with his clients or at the -our Day Deming )eminars held since $456, it can "e counted as rimary evidence of understanding the rinci les. .Dr. Deming2s early seminars were only three days. In the last decade he e/ anded it to four days.%

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These suggestions are not the only way in which evidence of #ualification may "e forthcoming. The ro oser may have other valid ways of showing the understanding of the Deming 7hiloso hy. (n understanding of the Deming 7hiloso hy does not indicate a"8ect acce tance. The nominee may demonstrate an alternate route to *uality and 7roductivity. Question 2 - loo!s for evidence of contri"ution. )ome methods of showing evidence of contri"ution include refereed "oo!s, a ers, and articles ertaining to the Deming 7hiloso hy or any advance to that 7hiloso hy. (gain, these are suggestions to the ro oser. The ro oser may have other ways of showing the nominee2s contri"ution to the Deming Method. (mong the rimary ways of showing contri"ution to the Deming 7hiloso hy is a statement "y Dr. Deming ac!nowledging a contri"ution. )uch statements are often found in his last three ma8or "oo!s on #uality 9 Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position !ut of the Crisis or The "ew #conomics for $ndustry, %overnment, #ducation. (ll three "oo!s were u"lished "y MIT0&(E). Question 3 - e/amines how the nominee has a lied the theory of management to effect a transformation or "e well underway. The "est evidence is the statement "y a third arty that the nominee either accom lished or hel ed another organi3ation to accom lish a transformation in the style visuali3ed ."ut not necessarily mandated% "y the Deming *uality 7rinci les. )uch a transformation need not "e com leted "ut has shown significant rogress. It suffices that su"stantial changes can "e documented that show that the old way of doing "usiness has given way to the new understanding. 7rimary e/am les of such transformations can "e found in Dr. Deming2s writings. There are, however, not many e/am les in Dr. Deming2s "oo! where he cites the wor! of others. Most ro osers will have to gather their own data to su"mit. :.% 7ro osers can "e ()* )ections, Divisions, Technical &ommittees, International &ha ter, other organi3ation, customers, su liers, or co-wor!ers of the nominee or have any other relationshi with the nominee. 7ro osers should not "e listed as ;references2. It is understood that the ro oser may need to elicit from the nominee some of the information re#uested on the nomination form. The ro oser resents the nomination to any )ection, Division, Technical &ommittee, or International &ha ter for their review and transmission to the Deming Medal &ommittee. <.% The nomination form must not e/ceed $6 single-sided ages in length .not including one age of references.% It is acce ta"le to have a cover letter as art of the nomination form. This will "e included in the $6- age limit. (long with the nomination form, lease include the following= >.% ( ro osed citation for the resentation document, not to e/ceed :6 words

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