<P> In 1982, Deming, along with Paul Hertz and Howard Gitlow of the University of Miami Graduate School of Business in Coral Gables, founded the W. Edwards Deming Institute for the Improvement of Productivity and Quality . In 1983, the institute trained consultants of Ernst & Whinney Management Consultants in the Deming teachings . E&W then founded its Deming Quality Consulting Practice which is still active today . </P> <P> Over the course of his career, Deming received dozens of academic awards, including another, honorary, PhD from Oregon State University . In 1987, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology: "For his forceful promotion of statistical methodology, for his contributions to sampling theory, and for his advocacy to corporations and nations of a general management philosophy that has resulted in improved product quality ." In 1988, he received the Distinguished Career in Science award from the National Academy of Sciences . </P> <P> Deming and his staff continued to advise businesses large and small . From 1985 through 1989, Deming served as a consultant to Vernay Laboratories, a rubber manufacturing firm in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with fewer than 1,000 employees . He held several week - long seminars for employees and suppliers of the small company where his infamous example "Workers on the Red Beads" spurred several major changes in Vernay's manufacturing processes . </P> <P> Deming joined the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University in 1988 . In 1990, during his last year, he founded the W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School to promote operational excellence in business through the development of research, best practices and strategic planning . </P>

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