Replying to LO28095 --
In a message dated 3/28/02 10:37:09 PM Central Standard Time,
bobwill@actrix.co.nz writes:
> I want to generate some discussion about the notion of a "system" at a
> workshop I'm running next week. I thought it would be a good idea to
> circulate a dozen or so "classic" definitions of "system" and get people
> to compare and contrast them.
Dr. W.Edwards Deming, "Out of the Crisis" and his book "The New
Economics". The definition I use in my quality classes came from Dr.
Deming. I'm not sure I am quoting exactly but over the years I continue
to use this definition.
"A system is a set of interdependent components that work together to
accomplish the aim of the system."
Linda Ortberg
President and CEO
www.LeadingEducation.com
Quality Coordinator/Instructor
Tarrant County College
Ft.Worth,TX.
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