The document provides an overview of several quality management gurus and their philosophies:
- W. Edwards Deming emphasized reducing variation and introduced the PDCA cycle for continuous improvement. Joseph Juran developed the concept of company-wide quality management and the quality trilogy of planning, control, and improvement. Philip Crosby defined quality as conforming to requirements and advocated the concepts of zero defects.
- Other influencers discussed include Shigeo Shingo who developed mistake-proofing (poka-yoke), Kaoru Ishikawa who introduced cause-and-effect diagrams and Pareto charts, and Taiichi Ohno who established the Toyota Production System and identified seven forms of waste. The document examines each