Kaoru Ishikawa was a Japanese organizational theorist, born 13 July 1915 in Tokyo and died 16 April 1989. He was a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo and later served as president of the Musashi Institute of Technology from 1978. He played a central role in Japan's quality management movement, developing the quality circle and the Ishikawa, or fishbone, diagram used to analyze the causes of industrial problems.
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Defining ContributionDeveloped the Ishikawa (fishbone) cause and effect diagram and advanced the quality circle movement in Japan. 1 Notable WorkThe Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Theories and Models Developed
One of three widely credited TQM pioneers alongside Deming and Juran.
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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.
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Kaoru Ishikawa was born in Tokyo, the eldest of the eight sons of Ichiro Ishikawa.
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