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The Japanese

Dr Kaoru Ishikawa's three main contributions to quality were the simplification and spread of technical statistical tools (the 7 tools of Quality Control) as a unified system throughout all levels of Japanese companies, his input to the company-wide Quality Movement and his input to the Quality Circle Movement.

Dr Genichi Taguchi developed a methodology for minimum prototyping in product design and troubleshooting in production.

Shigeo Shingo created the poka-yoke system to ensure zero-defects in production by preventive measures.


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