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Philip Crosby: Contributions to The Theory of Process Improvement and Six Sigma
Philip Crosby is a noted quality professional, author, and consultant who is widely known for promoting the concept of “zero defects” and for attempting to define quality from the viewpoint of...
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[VIDEO] Applying Kaizen at Home
Everyone is searching for the magical formula or ‘guru’ to help them find perfection in their personal lives. Type in “self-help” in your browser, hit search and pages of results will fill your...
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[VIDEO] The Developments That Inspired TPS
What were the historical events that led to the birth of the Toyota Production System (TPS)? Tracing the history back to Eli Whitney and the concept of interchangeable parts, through the realities of...
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Eugene Lodewick Grant and His Contributions to Quality Control and...
Eugene Lodewick Grant is a name not much heard around the great halls of modern engineering, but he was a stalwart in the field. Amongst select circles, he is best known for a book he published back...
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Armand Vallin Feigenbaum and His Contributions to Process Improvement
Armand V. Feigenbaum is an American quality specialist who devised the concept of Total Quality Control (TQC). This concept later became the foundation stone of the stream of TQM (Total Quality...
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Richard Beckhard and His Contributions to Organization Development
Richard Beckhard will forever be remembered as a pioneer in advocating changes in a systematic manner across large organizations. Change is an inherent property of evolution and holds true for...
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Joseph Juran: Contributions to The Theory of Process Improvement
Joseph Moses Juran (1904) was born in Romania. He demonstrated his quest for knowledge since an early age; in school, his mathematical and scientific proficiency was brilliant. He was the first member...
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Frederick Winslow Taylor
Early Life & Achievements F. W. Taylor, popularly known as the father of scientific management, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856. He started his career as a machinist and shop floor...
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Noriaki Kano: Contributions to the Theory of Process Improvement
Dr. Noriaki Kano, a Japanese educator and thinker, is one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of quality management and process improvement. He is an emeritus professor of TUS (Tokyo...
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Harold Dodge
Harold French Dodge was born in Lowell in 1893 and was among the key architects of the field of SQC (Statistical Quality Control). Dodge completed his B.S. in electrical engineering from M.I.T. in...
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Peter Drucker and His Contributions to Business Management Processes
Peter Drucker is a name which will remain etched into the halls of management forever. His work in balancing the profits of a company to worker empathy is considered groundbreaking. Drucker was...
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George Box
Early Life & Achievements George Edward Pelham Box was born in Kent, England. He was a renowned statistician and theorist of quality control. He completed his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and...
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Genichi Taguchi and His Contributions to Quality Control
Genichi Taguchi is a name which will forever be associated with quality control. His pioneering thoughts and subsequent work changed the field forever. His focus was into greater customer satisfaction...
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Walter A Shewhart and His Contributions to Statistical Quality Control
Walter A Shewhart and His Contributions to Statistical Quality Control Walter A Shewhart is a name highly revered amongst modern engineers as a man who married statistics, quality control, and process...
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Kaoru Ishikawa: Contribution to The Theory of Process Improvement
Kaoru Ishikawa: Contribution to The Theory of Process Improvement Kaoru Ishikawa is known as the ‘Father of Japanese Quality’. He invented major quality tools and concepts including the Fishbone...
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James P. Womack
James P. Womack Dr. James P. Womack was born on July 27, 1948. His dreams are the reason behind his successful career. He decided to leave Arkansas, the place where his family was living from 1820,...
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Harry Romig
Harry Romig and His Contributions to Quality Control Harry Romig is a name which will remain etched into the halls of quality control stalwarts. His outstanding work in advancing research in the field...
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Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Frank and Lillian Gilbreth are names which will forever be associated with engineering and process improvement. They believed efficiency to be paramount in any process and...
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Eliyahu M Goldratt
Eliyahu M Goldratt Early Life & Achievements Eliyahu M Goldratt, born on March 31, 1947, was an Israeli physicist who was later associated with major global corporations as a consultant and...
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Bill Smith: Contributions to The Theory of Process Improvement
Bill Smith: Contributions to The Theory of Process Improvement Bill Smith is the founder of Six Sigma, the powerful methodology that is now being used by businesses the world over for process and...
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