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.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe 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.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGQuality is the responsibility of the top people. Its origin is in the boardroom. They are the ones who decide.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGI predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGA man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIt is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIt is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGNo one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIn Japan, a company worker’s position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGYou can not define being exactly on time.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGSo nobody really thought much about quality. Why should they? The world bought everything America produced. It was a prescription for disaster.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGLack of knowledge… that is the problem.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGRational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIf you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGExport anything to a friendly country except American management.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGHold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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