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Experience by itself teaches nothing.
W. Edwards Deming
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W. Edwards Deming
Age: 93 †
Born: 1900
Born: October 18
Died: 1993
Died: December 20
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Sioux City
Iowa
William Edwards Deming
W.E. Deming
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Uncontrolled variation is the enemy of quality.
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When a worker has reached a stable state, further training will not help him.
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No requirement of industry is so much neglected as operational definitions.
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Quality is made in the board room. A worker can deliver lower quality, but she cannot deliver quality better than the system allow.
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The aim should be to work on the method of management.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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