You can not define being exactly on time.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGRational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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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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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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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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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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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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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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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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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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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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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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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.
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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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