Decision Quote by Michael Crichton

In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition. So nobody really thought much about quality. Why should they? The…

— W. Edwards Deming

I can't tell you how important it was for us to be successful in japan.

— Trip Hawkins

Part of America's industrial problems is the aim of its corporate managers. Most American executives think they are in the business to make money,…

— W. Edwards Deming

In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.

— Les Wexner

People don't put as much of an emphasis in expanding their choices, so that, you know, one of the things that I learned when…

— Sheena Iyengar

Despite Japan's desires and efforts, unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan, England, the United States, and China understood circumstances, together with misunderstandings of…

— Hideki Tojo

When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those days Japan…

— Jeffrey R. Immelt

In the 1970s, Japan moved into the U.S. turf with its televisions, cars, chips, and steel. But if you think about it, the only…

— Fujio Mitarai

Until Japan's economy drove off a cliff, there was a running argument in Asia about whether it would be wiser to follow the 'Japan…

— David E. Sanger

Listen, were losing so much manufacturing, all over the United States.

— Tim Ryan

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.

— Arthur Erickson

In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true…

— Christina Romer