Manufacturing Standards Quotes

The surest foundation of a manufacturing concern is quality. After that, and a long way after, comes cost.

Bought a pair of boots the other day, and they was some silicone gel in there. Big red letters said, "Do not eat." Do they really need that stuff in them boots? Is there really some dude opening a pair of boots goin', "Boy, look at them boots. What the hell? I better eat that. I don't know what the hell that is."

In England the attempts which our fore-fathers made for Regulating of Manufactures, when left to the Execution of some particular person, in a short time resolved but into a Tax upon the Commodity, without respect to the goodness thereof … a Seal was invented, as a signal that the Commodity was made according to the Statutes, which Seals it is said, may now be bought by Thousands, and put upon what the Buyers please.

If America wants to make "made in America" a symbol of excellence and worth. They have to make everything of high quality, otherwise the best.

I can't force the direction that it's going to go without actually taking the time to make sure it's a great, great quality product. Whether that's for apparel, or whatever the case may be.

If I need to buy a TV, I'll definitely buy a Japanese TV. A Chinese TV might explode.

People are starting to understand: all generic companies aren't created equally.

Maybe it's my age that makes me very conscious of loose threads, but I don't think that's an earmark of a fine product. And whenever I have a deep-seated feeling like that, I convey it to the person who made it. Sometimes they curse me, and sometimes they thank me.

We have more and more toys being made abroad with a large proportion contaminated by lead….The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has exactly one toy inspector … and the Director of the agency says that she doesn’t need any more resources.

I am not a supporter of the rhetoric of, 'Dear, dear, the toys have got lead paint.' If I had a manufacturer in China that allowed that to happen, I'd fire them instantly.

There's no doubt that we are, by traditional automotive manufacturing standards, an automotive conglomerate. And so that causes confusion by definition.

I have a lot of respect for the auto manufacturers. They make a product people live inside - and can die inside - so they are held to very high standards.

I myself, as well as Toyota, am not perfect. I, more than anyone, wish for our customers' cars to be safe.