Pretty much.
it has gone from
Epidemic

to

Endemic

and if the Japanese were not enough, you had the Cultural Revolution in China...

I think is the same issue: Golden handcuffs.

Oh man, the irony and ignorance of this post is astounding.

And 6 sigma, and LEAN, it is all based on his work.

The thing is, Deming model matches the Japanese ascetic and ethical system of the Japanese culture very well.

Less so in America, where the concept is the "work shed" company or lone inventor making a revolution: N. Tesla, Harley Davidson, HP, etc.

Yeah, I got depressed as a teenager in the 1980s because the Russians and Americans were gonna blow the world up with nukes...

and then I grew up.

Probably because no one would listen if they did.

China is "too important" to little things like this get in the way.

Actually, it does not:

"Which is funny for two reasons: LeEco is bigger than Netflix, and it has been around for longer than the American on-demand movies and TV shows streaming service."

Here, I fixed it for them:

"Which is funny for two reasons: LeEco is bigger than Netflix, and it has been STREAMING for longer than the American on-demand movies and TV shows streaming service."

Netflix has been around longer, period.
It has not been streaming for as long.

Says the AC to the 4 digit member...

The best part of writing it in Latin is they may summon a demon by accident...

must flow!

Dunno, why is gun ownership a matter of public record?

Presumably, if one of the prostitutes comes down with an STD, they could contact all the previous customers.

By RICO standards, probably.

And the Internet too, but they can't figure out who to prosecute.

The problem with Democracy is that you get the Government you deserve.

Well, depends on what "good" is for you.

If it is innovation, then Demming is not your model.

If it is the perfection of a process, then it is.