Cost Quote by W. Edwards Deming

Labor is the true standard of value.

— Abraham Lincoln

In business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and…

— Evgeny Morozov

The greatest problem before engineers and managers today is the economical utilization of labor . The limiting of output by the workman, and the…

— Henry Gantt

There is only one standard - a global standard. Be consistent, operate at 100% every single time you're given an opportunity.

— Komla Dumor

Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement. For these reasons, standards are the basis for both maintenance and improvement

— Masaaki Imai

The value of the work we do is the value we give to it.

— Christopher Moore

Manufacturing productivity is greatly determined by the design of jobs and how workers are rewarded.

— James O'Toole

While we very much regret the impact this will have on certain employees, we must adjust our production capacity to the reality of current…

— Christopher Galvin

But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible…

— Niklaus Wirth

Sometimes the work of a superior is being recognized than the hard work of an ordinary employee. Isn't unfair?

— Missyrie

The work element comes into it as well - how much you train and how much work you put into your craft, in the…

— Paul Rankin

“To maximise output, every organisation will strive to obtain its necessary raw materials, labour and machinery at the lowest possible cost and combine them…

— Alain de Botton