Ishikawa guide to quality control

Short Biography On Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa

This project involves researching and writing a short biography on Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa. Prepare a 500-word biographical paper on Ishikawa not including title page and references, describing his contributions to quality. You should not limit your research to online materials. Two of his books are excellent sources:

(1) What is Total Quality Control: The Japanese Way (1985)

(2) Guide to Quality Control (1976). Submit the completed paper to your Dropbox.

You will research this person’s life and work to determine the impacts that he has had in the world. You will define the quality leader’s significant contributions to modern quality practices in terms of major impacts in a specific organization. The project will enable you to understand:

Ishikawa's key ideas;

how Ishikawa has influenced quality practices throughout the world;

how his ideas fit into total quality management; and

the implications of Ishikawa's ideas for the future of quality.

Use at least two sources plus the course textbook, for a minimum of three references. All references are to be from academic journals, professional or academic textbooks, authored websites, or standard business publications such as The Wall Street Journal. Not more that 30% of the content will be from direct quotations. The final score will be reduced by one point for each percentage point when the direct quotations are over 30% of the content.

NOTE: Wikipedia and unauthorized websites are not acceptable sources. Do not use these types of sources; otherwise, you will lose points.

The format of the paper should conform to the Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition, for the title page, text, citations, references, and so forth.