248 Quotes by W. Edwards Deming

No requirement of industry is so much neglected as operational definitions.

A system can not understand itself.

There is no economy in having one operation produce a part and another separate the good ones from the bad ones.

3% of the problems have figures, 97% of the problems do not.

To successfully respond to the myriad of changes that shake the world, transformation into a new style of management is required. The route to take is what I call profound knowledge, knowledge for leadership of transformation.

A rule should suit the purpose.

A man who knows not his limitations is of no use to anyone.

A bad system will beat a good person every time.

The customer is the most important part of the production line.