What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
W. EDWARDS DEMINGA bad system will beat a good person every time.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do.
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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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I am forever learning and changing.
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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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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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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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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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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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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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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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Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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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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