SINCE THE MID-1970S, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASING EMPHASIS ON QUALITY BY THE CONSUMER AND THE MEDIA. THIS HAS LEAD TO A TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT AND THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION OF STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE. A CONSULTANT INSTRUMENTAL IN INITIATING AND NURTURING THIS MOVEMENT IS DR. W. EDWARDS DEMING. ALTHOUGH MANY INDUSTRIES AND PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN, AND MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT DR. DEMING, THERE IS STILL AN AURA OF MYSTERY SURROUNDING HIM AND WHAT HE ADVOCATES. THIS PAPER IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TEACHINGS OF DR. W.E. DEMING. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF HIS A SYSTEM OF PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS ITS EFFECT ON MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS.