Mike Tveite, Statistician

In Their Own Words

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In our November 2018 interview podcast, his 1st session with Tripp, Mike Tveite reflects on his interactions with Dr. Deming, beginning with attending a Four-Day Seminar in 1986. Mike went on to help Dr. Deming with 25 of his Four-Day Seminars, and to follow him around while he consulted with a division of General Motors.

Highlights include:

Mike's career, beginning as a Professor of Statistics
First "World Shake" upon meeting Dr. Deming
Dr. Deming in the MIT lecture series
Learning statistics from Dr. Deming
"Pond" statistics and "Stream" statistics
Enumerative (pond) and Analytic (stream) Studies
On what are you taking action?
Mike's 2012 Deming Institute Conference presentation
14 Points for Management
Management in a "pond" vs a "stream"
The System of Profound Knowledge as a lens
Production Viewed as a System
The interdependent components of a system
A single aim for the whole system
Forces at work which undermine the aim of an organization
Maximizing shareholder value
Optimizing the system over the long term
Data is like garbage, the need to know how to use it before collecting it

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