Throughout the year we celebrate the birthdays of the “Grand-Daddies” of Quality (also known as “Quality Gurus”). These are the founders of modern day process improvement!
We owe this venerable group a debt of gratitude for all of the concepts, tools and methods we often take for granted. If you ever wondered where a Fishbone Diagram came from or who invented the 5 Whys, rest assured it’s one of our fabulous Quality forefathers. Join us in wishing these Grand-Daddies a very happy Father’s Day!
Genichi Taguchi (born January 1924)
Shigeo Shingo (born January 1909)
Sakichi Toyoda (born February 1867)
Taiichi Ohno (born February 1912)
Walter Shewhart (born March 1891)
Eliyahu Goldratt (born March 1947)
Armand Feigenbaum (born April 1922)
Bill Smith (born 1929)
Philip Crosby (born June 1926)
Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa (born July 1915)
Vilfredo Pareto (born July 1848)
Henry Ford (born July 1863)
John Shook (born ????)
James Womack (born 1948)
Dr. W. Edwards Deming (born October 1900)
Dr. Noriaki Kano (born November 1940)
Joseph Juran (born December 1904)
Mikel Harry (born December 1951)
