I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGAmerican management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don’t know what to copy.
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A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
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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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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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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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If you don’t understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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