It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGI predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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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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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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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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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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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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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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We are here to make another world.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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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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All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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