Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGLack of knowledge… that is the problem.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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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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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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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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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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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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Your workers don’t want to be paid less, so to maintain profits, you increase your prices. That’s inflation.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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