The emphasis should be on why we do a job.

Quote by W Edwards Deming

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Lack of knowledge... that is the problem

Lack of knowledge... that is the problem

Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.

Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.

You can not define being exactly on time.

You can not define being exactly on time.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.

Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.

Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service,...

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service,...

If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what...

If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what...

You should not ask questions without knowledge

You should not ask questions without knowledge

We are here to make another world.

We are here to make another world.

Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.

Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.

Quality is everyone's responsibility.

Quality is everyone's responsibility.

The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing...

The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing...

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service,...

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service,...

Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.

Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.

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

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

When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.

When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.

The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.

The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.

We are here to make another world.

We are here to make another world.