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Deming gets the credit, but in Japan it was Homer Sarasohn[1][2] who did the foundational work[3]. In fact, he handed the reins off to Deming. One particularly
by User23 5y ago
Deming gets the credit, but in Japan it was Homer Sarasohn[1][2] who did the foundational work[3]. In fact, he handed the reins off to Deming.
One particularly interesting thing is that, at least once upon a time, Canon didn't even bother inspecting their copiers and printers, because the variance was so low it was a waste of time[4].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Sarasohn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Sarasohn
[2] https://honoringhomer.net/ https://honoringhomer.net/
[3] https://apnews.com/article/e2908339e16a48dc8efe37d77a905daa https://apnews.com/article/e2908339e16a48dc8efe37d77a905daa
[4] http://qualiticien.over-blog.com/article-679016.html http://qualiticien.over-blog.com/article-679016.html
- rramadass 5y agoThis is great; had never known about Homer Sarasohn before. So many amazing people have been lost to the vagaries of history that it behooves us to research and rediscover our "lost" heroes. Thanks for all the links; can you recommend some introductory books on the subject?
- User23 5y agoOn the subject of "lost" heroes? Not really, I've just come across a few in the course of my life. It would certainly make a great book though!
- rramadass 5y agoI was asking about books on Statistical Process/Quality Control though a book on our "lost heroes" would make a more enjoyable reading :-) It seems Japan's resurgence after WWII owes a lot to the enlightened policies of a "few" Americans and their willingness to actually follow through with concrete actions. I wonder how many Japanese really know about their own history and what they really owe the US.