Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGYou know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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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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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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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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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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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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