A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.
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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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If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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We are here to make another world.
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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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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.
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