Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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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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Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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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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Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD.
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We are here to make another world.
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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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I am forever learning and changing.
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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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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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