It is impossible to improve any process until it is standardized. If the process is shifting from here to there, then any improvement will just be one more variation that is occasionally used and mostly ignored. One must standardize, and thus stabilize the process, before continuous improvement can be made. (Massaki Imai)

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing, layout, processes, and procedures. (Tom Peters)

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Silos are the bane of your existence. (Peter Drucker)

The most common source of mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on finding the right answer rather than the right question.(Peter Drucker)

“What gets measured, gets managed.” (Peter Drucker)

“Everything can be improved. (Clarence W. Barron)

Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before. (Shigeo Shingo)

A relentless barrage of “why’s” is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo.  Use it often.” (Shigeo Shingo)

The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they’re mutually reinforcing. (MIchael Porter)