I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGA man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
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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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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If you don’t understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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My mother was my biggest role model. She taught me to hate waste. We never wasted anything.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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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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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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