Category Archives: Management

Statistics for Experimenters – Second Edition

Posted on March 8, 2005 by John Hunter

The classic Statistics for Experimenters has been updated by George Box and Stu Hunter, two of the three original authors. Bill Hunter, who was my father, and the other author, died in 1986. Order online: Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat Articles and Links

Posted on March 1, 2005 by John Hunter

We have created a new blog, Curious Cat Articles and Links, where we will post links to articles and web sites we find interesting.

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Control Charts in Health Care

Posted on February 26, 2005 by John Hunter

This post is an edited version of a message I sent to the Deming Electronic Network. I find the “control charts in health care” thread quite interesting. From Mike Woolbert’s post [link broken, so I removed it] > I have … Continue reading →

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Private Consumer Information Stolen from ChoicePoint

Posted on February 15, 2005 by John Hunter

Topics: Economics, Privacy, Government According to an article on CNN.com, “tens of thousands of U.S. consumers face a greater risk of identity theft after criminals gained access to a database of personal records compiled by ChoicePoint Inc.” “In California, the … Continue reading →

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Management Improvemnet Articles

Posted on February 14, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management – Library Additions Recent additions to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library include: Six Sigma for the Little Guy by Mikel J. Harry and J. Douglas Crawford What are the Measures That Matter by Art Kleiner Critical Chain … Continue reading →

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Theory of Knowledge

Posted on January 29, 2005 by John Hunter

Deming’s Management System, as expressed in his book: The New Economics has four interdependent parts: Appreciation for a System (systems thinking) Knowledge about Variation (see: variation definition) Theory of Knowledge Psychology (the human element of management systems) Quotes on the … Continue reading →

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Designing a New Organization

Posted on January 22, 2005 by John Hunter

re: What about Designing New Organizations? [the broken link has been removed] Guidance for “designing a new organisation and not for analysis of an existing one?” (edited) I would add Russell Ackoff to the top of the list of those … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Articles

Posted on January 20, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management – Library Additions Recent additions to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library include: Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage: The Toyota Philosophy and Its Effects by M. Reza Vaghefi Designing Useful Metrics by Esther Derby Transforming The Systems Movement by … Continue reading →

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Price Discrimination in the Internet Age

Posted on January 18, 2005 by John Hunter

Re: Boing Boing post – Why HP’s region coding excuse is bogus There is a simple method for large multi-national companies to use to protect against currency fluctuation. They can use foreign exchange futures to do so. Companies do this … Continue reading →

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Operational Excellence

Posted on January 15, 2005 by John Hunter

In, the post Is Operational Excellence Dead? the argument is made that operational excellence is dead as a differentiator of companies. “All of the emphasis on outsourcing to low labor cost countries seems to imply that organizations no longer consider … Continue reading →

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