W. Edwards Deming Quotes


What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.


Citations

Deming, W. Edwards. The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education. MIT Press, 1993, p. 50.

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W. Edwards Deming
W. Edwards Deming
  • Born: October 14, 1900
  • Died: December 20, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

Dr. William Edwards Deming was an American engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the U.S. Department of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.