Quote by W. Edwards Deming

Standardization does not mean that we all wear the same color and weave of cloth, eat standard sandwiches, or live in standard rooms with standard furnishings. Homes of infinite variety of design are built with a few types of bricks, and with lumber of standard sizes, and with water and heating pipes and fittings of standard dimensions.

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Related: Standardization Doesn’t Stamp Out Creativity - Standard Work Instructions are Continually Improved; They are not a Barrier to Improvement

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Online: On Statistical Techniques in Industry as a National Resource

Categories: creativity, organization as a system, process thinking, standardization