Deming’s revenge was the cratering of American manufacturing in the early 80’s. In one of Goldratt’s last books he confesses he refused to translate his books

Deming’s revenge was the cratering of American manufacturing in the early 80’s. In one of Goldratt’s last books he confesses he refused to translate his books to Japanese until late in life because he feared if he did that the 80’s would have been twice as bad as they already were. People here were just not open to new ideas.