I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIf you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.
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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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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.
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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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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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All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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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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We are here to make another world.
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