Analysis Quote by Thomas Nagel

“Reductionism describes the scheme, and it has a long history of successes.”

— Steven Vogel

The problem with a cost reduction strategy is that there is a finite limit.You can only get to zero.

— Eliyahu Goldratt

No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.

— Anonymous

“the easiest way to define the problem is to isolate the problem by using the process of elimination to identify what the problem is…

— Victor Cheng

Sometimes it's more difficult to achieve a 10% cost reduction than it is to tell people they have to achieve 50%. Small incremental steps…

— Eckhard Pfeiffer

“This process-of-elimination approach ends once you’ve proven every branch of your issue tree (which may have been revised several times) and can logically conclude…

— Victor Cheng

Source reduction is, on the face it, perhaps the most appealing of all the possible approaches to solid-waste management.

— William Rathje

It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter…

— Edward de Bono

Even a small reduction in errors and rework can have a significant impact.

— Abigail Johnson

Any solution to a problem changes the problem.

— R. W. Johnson

Error reduction is like adverse-event reduction; it's a continuous battle, not a one time fix.

— Dick Taylor

It must be able to assist in devising the method of solution of problems and not merely solve them.

— Cliff Shaw