The books I’m currently digging into, in rough order:
- The Symphony of Profound Knowledge — Ed Baker’s take on Deming’s ideas, written at his request.
- The Reckoning — David Halberstam’s history of Ford vs Honda (which, naturally, involves Deming to some degree).
- Making Sense of Data: SPC for the Service Sector — Donald Wheeler
- The Man Who Discovered Quality — Andrea Gabor’s biography of Deming.
- Properly finish Out of the Crisis — which was Deming’s first book, and something I’ve only read sections of.
- The New Economics — Deming’s final book.