Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGIn Japan, a company worker’s position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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Quality is the responsibility of the top people. Its origin is in the boardroom. They are the ones who decide.
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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 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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We are here to make another world.
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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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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do.
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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 prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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