"No one has to change, survival is optional." - Dr. W. Edwards Deming
"If Japan can… Why can't we?" was an American television episode broadcast by NBC News as part of the television show "NBC White Paper" on June 24, 1980. Credited with beginning the Quality Revolution and introducing the methods of Dr. W. Edwards Deming to American managers.
The report details how the Japanese captured the world automotive and electronics markets by following Deming's advice to practice continual improvement and think of manufacturing as a system, not as bits or pieces.
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