Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 25th August 1993

Dilbert//1593, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 25th August 1993

Tags

elbonia elbonian men dilbert management business consulting

Official transcript

Dilbert says to three Elbonians, "I've been sent to teach you 'Total Quality Management.'"

Dilbert points at a visual aid that says "Quality equals good (1950)."

Dilbert says, "In the old days, quality was just an empty word meaning 'good.'"

Dilbert continues, "Eventually it evolved into a complicated method for transferring your money to business consultants."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ELBONIA I'VE BEEN SENT TO TEACH YOU "TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT." IN THE OLD DAYS, QUALITY WAS JUST AN EMPTY WORD MEANING " GOOD." QUALITY LEQUALS GOOD (1950)

EVENTUALLY IT EVOLVED INTO A COMPLICATED METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING YOUR MONEY TO BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1993, is titled "Quality Management".

Summary:

The comic strip follows Elbonia, a character who has been sent to teach a group of individuals about "Total Quality Management". However, he soon realizes that the concept is not well-received by the group, as they are more interested in transferring money to business consultants.

Key Points:

• Elbonia is tasked with teaching Total Quality Management.
• The group is uninterested in the concept.
• Elbonia is frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of quality management being a complex and expensive process.

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