In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGYou know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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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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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD.
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We are here to make another world.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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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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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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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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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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