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Lean Leadership BASICS
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Lean Leadership BASICS

by Michael Meyers, Charles Protzman, Dan Protzman, Davide Barbon, William Keen, Cliff Owens
December 2021
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
360 pages
10h 33m
English
Productivity Press
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Introduction

Even earlier than the beginning of my journey in 1985, as I mentioned in the preface, this book has its roots in teachings from post–World War II Japan. Following extensive research over the past 5 years, I have discovered that my grandfather, Charles W. Protzman, Sr., along with Homer Sarasohn and Frank Polkinghorn, (known as “the three wise men” in Kenneth and Will Hopper’s book The Puritan Gift), was responsible for teaching what we now believe, became known as PDCA in Japan starting back in 1949 (pre-Deming) during their Civil Communications Section (CCS) Industrial Management Course.

PDSA and PDCA

PDSA (Plan–Do–Study–Act) came from Shewhart’s 1939 book (see Figure I.1), which was edited by W. Edwards Deming. Deming modified ...

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ISBN: 9781351651271