“In the race for quality, there is no finish line.”
「在追求品質的競賽中,那裡沒有終點。」– 大衛‧凱恩 (執行長)
- 大衛‧凱恩 (1930-2011) 為紐約上市公司全錄公司的前執行長,任內效法日本富士全錄,採行「全面品質管制」(Total Quality Control),大幅提升公司的績效,成為美國其它企業的學習楷模。
“Remember always that the recollection of quality remains long after the price is forgotten. Then your business will prosper by a natural process.”
「永遠記住,在價格被遺忘後,品質仍會留在人們心中很長一段時間,如此你的生意將自然興隆。」– 哈利‧塞爾福里 (零售業富賈)
“My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else is secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits, were the motivation. It’s a subtle difference, but it ends up meaning everything. The people you hire, who gets promoted, what you discuss in meetings.”
「創立人們想在那製做一流產品的公司,一直是我的熱忱,其它的東西都是次要的。很肯定的,公司賺錢是很好的事,因為它讓你可以製造一流產品。然而是產品,不是利潤,才是真正的動機。這個微妙的差異,造就了所有的不同,包括你雇用的人、升遷的人,及你在會議中討論的事。」– 史蒂夫‧賈伯斯 (企業家)
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
「成為品質的衡量標準,有些人不習慣於被預期傑出的環境。」
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
「品質比量重要,一支全壘打比兩支二壘安打好許多。」
“There’s no great mystery to satisfying your customers. Build them a quality product and treat them with respect. It’s that simple.”
「滿足你的顧客沒有什麼偉大的奧祕,為他們創造一個高品質產品並且尊重他們,就是那麼容易。」– 李‧艾柯卡 (總裁)
“The value decade is upon us. If you can’t sell a top-quality product at the world’s lowest price, you’re going to be out of the game.”
「我們正活在價值年代裡。如果你無法以世界最低廉的價格來行銷最高品質的產品,你將會很快出局。」 — 傑克‧威爾許 (奇異公司執行長)