If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGProfit in business comes from repeat customers.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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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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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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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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All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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If you don’t understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance.
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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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Your workers don’t want to be paid less, so to maintain profits, you increase your prices. That’s inflation.
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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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