Deming management method

an approach to management that uses a prescriptive set of 14 points as guidelines for appropriate organizational practice and that emphasizes the strategic role of senior management in meeting customer needs. The method was important in the development of total quality management. See also Theory Z. [W. Edwards Deming (1900–1993), U.S. management expert]

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January 30th 2025

Meckel’s syndrome

a congenital disorder marked by microcephaly; eye, ear, and olfactory abnormalities; and varying degrees of brain-tissue anomalies. Some affected children show premature closure of skull sutures. The patients either are stillborn or die in early infancy. [Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833), German anatomist]