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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.

W. Edwards Deming

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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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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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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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You can not define being exactly on time.
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Can Define Exactly Nit Time You
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don’t know what to copy.
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Copy Country Just Management Think
The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Crush Fun Management Out Prevail System Workplace
The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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Administrative Better Increase Machine Men Productivity Sure Way
Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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Cost Decline High Mean Must Production Quality Sell Until
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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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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I am forever learning and changing.
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Change Forever Learn
You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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Ask Knowledge Question Should
What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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Aim Job Management Should

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