It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
The greatest waste … is failure to use the abilities of people…to learn about their frustrations and about the contributions that they… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
It would be a mistake to export western management to a friendly country. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Failure of management to plan for the future and to foresee problems has brought about waste of manpower, of materials, of the… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
A manager of people knows that in this stable state it is distracting to tell the worker about a mistake. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Absence of defects does not necessarily build business... Something more is required. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be in trouble. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Sub-optimization is when everyone is for himself. Optimization is when everyone is working to help the company. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
A manager of people needs to understand that all people are different. This is not ranking people. He needs to understand that the performance… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
