"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."

-- Masaaki Imai

#Variation Quotes #Shifting Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“The new national campfire - radio.”
“The federal government is starting to plan for climate change by making extended forecasts that can help people plan for extreme weather - because what can go wrong when you combine the efficiency of government with the accuracy of weathermen?”
“I think happiness is what makes you pretty.”
“There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.”
“Of course Iâ€™m a feministâ€¦if youâ€™re not for the equal treatment of men and women, then youâ€™re a fascist.”
“Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.'”
“I always made stuff but never thought, I'm going to be an artist.”
“Some people harbour an awkward clash of feelings - homosexual attraction on the one hand and shame or embarrassment about that attraction on the other. It is well known that the mind struggles to sustain conflicting views.”

Source : "Glad to be gay, glad to be Tory" by Evan Davis, www.theguardian.com. April 20, 2012.

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