When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets – even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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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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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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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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