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Kaoru Ishikawa | |
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| 石川 馨 | |
| Born | July 13, 1915 |
| Died | April 16, 1989 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Ishikawa diagram, Quality circle |
| Awards | Walter A. Shewhart Medal, Order of the Sacred Treasures |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | quality, chemical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo, Musashi Institute of Technology |
Kaoru Ishikawa (石川 馨, Ishikawa Kaoru, July 13, 1915 – April 16, 1989) was a Japanese organizational theorist and a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo who was noted for his quality management innovations. He is considered a key figure in the development of quality initiatives in Japan, particularly the quality circle.[1] He is best known outside Japan for the Ishikawa or cause and effect diagram (also known as the fishbone diagram), often used in the analysis of industrial processes.
- ^ ASQ: About Kaoru Ishikawa". Accessed 17 November 2014