“He that expects to quantify in dollars the gains that will accrue to a company year by year for a program for improvement of quality expounded in [Out of the Crisis] will suffer delusion. He should know before he starts that he will be able to quantify only a trivial part of the gain.”
Quote by W. Edwards Deming
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W. Edwards Deming
W. Edwards Deming was a renowned statistician and management consultant, best known for his contributions to quality management theory. He worked for the United States Navy during World War II and later promoted the concept of statistical process control (SPC). Deming's theories and methods had a profound impact on the manufacturing industries in Japan and other countries, widely regarded as a key factor in Japan's economic miracle. more
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