W. Edwards Deming and other quality experts had their greatest initial impact on companies located in which country?
A) the United States
B) Japan
C) China
D) Germany

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W. Edwards Deming and other quality experts had their greatest initial impact on Japanese companies. In the 1950s and 1960s, Japan's industrial sector was struggling to compete with the higher quality products coming from the United States. Deming, along with other quality experts, was invited to Japan to help improve production processes and raise quality standards. This led to the development of the Japanese quality management system, which became known as Total Quality Management (TQM). It was due to this system that Japanese companies were able to become internationally competitive and, ultimately, leaders in the automotive and electronics industries.

W Edwards Deming and Other Quality Experts Had Their Greatest