Doe Quote by W. Edwards Deming

“Management of outcomes may not be any more than a skill. It does not require knowledge.”

W. Edwards Deming

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Absence of defects does not necessarily build business... Something more is required.

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In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.

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We are here to make another world.

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It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be in trouble.

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Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.

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The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action.

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A leader is a coach, not a judge.

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It does not happen all at once. There is no instant pudding.

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Sub-optimization is when everyone is for himself. Optimization is when everyone is working to help the company.

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We know what we told him, but we don't know what he heard.

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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.

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A manager of people needs to understand that all people are different. This is not ranking people. He needs to understand that the performance…

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