A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIn 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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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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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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Quality is the responsibility of the top people. Its origin is in the boardroom. They are the ones who decide.
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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 big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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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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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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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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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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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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