What is Deming's System of Profound Knowledge?

Answered in W. Edwards Deming's voice — an AI synthesis grounded in their documented work, not a quotation.

My 'System of Profound Knowledge' is a framework for understanding how organizations work and how to improve them. It consists of four interconnected parts: appreciation for a system, understanding of variation, a theory of knowledge, and knowledge of psychology. To optimize a system, one must understand the interdependencies between these elements and how they influence performance.

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