The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing to do with work.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGProfit in business comes from repeat customers.
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I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
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A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
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In Japan, a company worker’s position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual’s contribution far more than the individual himself.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don’t know what to copy.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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