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MOHAMMAD ZAID HTTP://ISO- QMS. BLOGSPOT. COM/ 1 Comparison of Deming's Points to Traditional Western Management Deming's Fourteen Points Western Thought 1. Create constancy of purpose for improvement of product and service. 1. Produce as many products as possible at the quality level which will sell. Caveat Emptor 2. Adopt the new philosophy. 2. People will accept what is put before them. The British say "throw it out and see if the dogs will eat it." 3. Cease dependence on mass inspection. 3. Inspect quality in (‘in’ what?)- cull out the rejects and rework them. Install significant field warranty work stations. 4. End the practice of awarding business on the price tag alone. 4. Always bid and award on low price. Keep the vendors guessing and scared. 5. Improve constantly and forever the system of production and service. 5. Find an acceptable level and maintain it. If it is not broken – don't fix it. 6. Institute training. 6. Use typical OJT. Allow the last hired to train the new employee. Do not stop production for training. 7. Institute leadership. 7. Use positional authority. Lead by "doing what I say and not what I do." 8. Drive out fear. 8. Use fear to create an attitude of anxiety. People will work harder if they know they might be punished for failure to perform. 9. Break down barriers between staff areas. 9. Institute bureaucracy and instil an organizational wall between departments. Build as much of an empire as possible. It will improve your chances of being promoted. Make sure no other department can do your job. 10. Eliminate slogans, exhortations and targets for the work force. 10. Place slogans about quality, safety and increased productivity around the workplace. The employees will get the message that we mean business.

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Comparison of Deming's Points to Traditional Western

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Deming's Fourteen Points Western Thought 1. Create constancy of purpose for improvement of product and service.

1. Produce as many products as possible at the quality level which will sell. Caveat Emptor

2. Adopt the new philosophy. 2. People will accept what is put before them. The British say "throw it out and see if the dogs will eat it."

3. Cease dependence on mass inspection.

3. Inspect quality in (‘in’ what?)- cull out the rejects and rework them. Install significant field warranty work stations.

4. End the practice of awarding business on the price tag alone.

4. Always bid and award on low price. Keep the vendors guessing and scared.

5. Improve constantly and forever the system of production and service.

5. Find an acceptable level and maintain it. If it is not broken – don't fix it.

6. Institute training. 6. Use typical OJT. Allow the last hired to train the new employee. Do not stop production for training.

7. Institute leadership. 7. Use positional authority. Lead by "doing what I say and not what I do."

8. Drive out fear. 8. Use fear to create an attitude of

anxiety. People will work harder if they know they might be punished for failure to perform.

9. Break down barriers between staff areas.

9. Institute bureaucracy and instil an organizational wall between departments. Build as much of an empire as possible. It will improve your chances of being promoted. Make sure no other department can do your job.

10. Eliminate slogans, exhortations and targets for the work force.

10. Place slogans about quality, safety and increased productivity around the workplace. The employees will get the message that we mean business.

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11. Eliminate numerical quotas. 11. Drive all employees with quotas. Impose regional and area quotas on salespeople. MBO means to take last years results and add a fixed percentage.

12. Remove barriers to pride of workmanship.

12. Isolate the job functions so no one person or group of people can impact the product. Take functional specialization to the point of needing a group of specialists to each task.

13. Institute a vigorous program of education and retraining.

13. Train an employee once and then forget it. Literacy is not necessary. They can follow verbal instructions.

14. Take action to accomplish the transformation.

14. Leave well enough alone.

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