The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGPeople with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets – even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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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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So nobody really thought much about quality. Why should they? The world bought everything America produced. It was a prescription for disaster.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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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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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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The prevailing – and foolish – attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he’s managing.
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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets – even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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