“If every nation plays its part in promoting quality control, the world will find peace, and its people will be able to live together harmoniously and happily.” He reiterates a similar sentiment again in another of his books, What is Total Quality Control? The Japanese Way, which was originally published in 1981, only 8 years before his death.
Professor Kaoru Ishikawa’s dedication to quality control was more than a passion, but bordered on religious fervor as described by him through the following excerpt found in the introduction to the third edition of his book Introduction to Quality Control, the first edition of which was published as Hinshitsu Kanri Nyūman in Japan in 1954. Keywords: quality control, statistical process control, total quality management, cause-and-effect, fishbone diagram, quality control circle, ishikawa, process design, lean six sigma He believed that quality control had the potential to bring about peace and happiness in the workplace, and possibly even to the entire world. He lived the first half of his life during a period of global unrest and also great tragedy for his homeland. His work in quality control was extremely instrumental in supporting the development of the worldrenowned manufacturing approaches behind the automotive and electronics industries in Japan in the latter part of the 20th century. He is most well-known for inventing the Causeand-Effect diagram, also called the fishbone or Ishikawa diagram, as well as developing the Japanese QC (quality control) circle.
(Music & Media Tech.) IASSC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt ĪBSTRACT Professor Kaoru Ishikawa (1915-1989) was one of the key proponents of the quality control movement in Japan after World War II. PROFESSOR KAORU ISHIKAWA: A MAN IN SEARCH OF HARMONY