Fazel Hayati, Ph.D.

I teach at Edgewood College , Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is a beautiful city as the photograph on this page shows. Edgewood College is sponsored by the Sinsinawa Dominicans . Our Mission Statement describes what we are about:

"Edgewood College, rooted in the Dominican tradition, engages students within a community of learners committed to building a just and compassionate world. The College educates students for meaningful personal and professional lives of ethical leadership, service, and a lifelong search for truth."

I primarily teach Operations Management and Quality courses. My teaching style and materials, management approaches, problem solving and my thought processes have all been significantly influenced by W. Edwards Deming . I learned about Dr. Deming in mid-eighties when I worked in manufacturing. I have been deeply involved in understanding of his management philosophy ever since.

Another interest and exciting work I enjoy is consulting. Over the years I have consulted with many organizations in manufacturing, service, healthcare and city municipalities; some very small and some very large. My aim in consulting is to guide the organizations to establish quality & productivity as a business strategy. It is really exciting to experience how improvement principles such as system thinking, knowledge about variation, teamwork, cooperation for optimization have universal applications.