In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIt is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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We are here to make another world.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do.
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The emphasis should be on why we do a 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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I am forever learning and changing.
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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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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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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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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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