The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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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Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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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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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual’s contribution far more than the individual himself.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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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 emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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I am forever learning and changing.
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