http://www.qualitymanagers.com/taxonomy/term/64/0 One of Japan's quality control pioneers. en http://www.qualitymanagers.com/kaoru-ishikawa <p>One of Japan's quality control pioneers. He developed the cause &amp; effect diagram (Ishikawa diagram) in 1943 and published many books addressing quality control. In addition to his work at Kawasaki, Ishikawa was a long-standing member of the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers and an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo.</p> Kaoru Ishikawa Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:31:15 -0500 joseph 68 at http://www.qualitymanagers.com