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.
Categories: Creativity, Organization as a System, Process Thinking, Standardization
Comments
reprinted in 1953 in the page 126
Source
Deming, W. Edwards. (1952). On Statistical Techniques in Industry as a Natural Resource. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 23(3), 368-369.