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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
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A leader's job is to help his people.
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Information is not knowledge. Let's not confuse the two.
W. Edwards Deming
The most valuable currency of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility to develop these to the maximum in all his people. This is the leader's highest priority.
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Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
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There is no knowledge without theory.
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People need to know what their jobs are.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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A rational prediction has an explanation based on theory.
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One cannot be successful on visible figures alone ... the most important figures that one needs for management are unknown or unknowable, but successful management must nevertheless take account of them.
W. Edwards Deming
A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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Does the customer invent new product or service? The customer generates nothing. No customer asked for electric lights. There was gas and gas mantles, which gave good light.
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You cannot inspect quality into the product it is already there.
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Learn the basics of analytics and people will love you. If you don't have time to learn, hire someone.
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Management's job is to know which systems are stable and which are not.
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The customer invents nothing. New products and new services come from the producer.
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Any two people have different ideas of what is important.
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No requirement of industry is so much neglected as operational definitions.
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People care more for themselves when they contribute to the system.
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Anyone that enjoys his work is a pleasure to work with.
W. Edwards Deming
Transformation is not automatic. It must be learned it must be led.
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