"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."
Interestingly enough, the historical amity between Japan and Ethiopia has existed since the early 20th century, as two lone countries that managed to remain independent during the time of European colonialism:
The Toyota Way is a philosophy that includes Kaizen, Lean, and like 12 other principles. http://icos.groups.si.umich.edu/Liker04.pdf. Most people latch on to one or two because the whole thing is too big to grasp at one sitting. It takes a long time (a century, for Toyota) to develop a company into it.
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 30.7 ms ] thread"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."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia–Japan_relations
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6139960