You should not ask questions without knowledge.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGRational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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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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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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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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Your workers don’t want to be paid less, so to maintain profits, you increase your prices. That’s inflation.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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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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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.
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I am forever learning and changing.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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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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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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We are here to make another world.
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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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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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