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What is total quality control? The Japanese way

Title
What is total quality control? The Japanese way / by Kaoru Ishikawa ; translated by David J. Lu.
Author
Ishikawa, Kaoru, 1915-1989.
Publication
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, ©1985.

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Additional Authors
Lu, David John, 1928-
Description
xiv, 215 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Describes the Japanese approach to quality control, explains how quality circles work, and discusses applications in subcontracting and marketing.
Uniform Title
TQC to wa nani ka, Nihon-teki hinshitsu kanri. English
Alternative Title
  • TQC to wa nani ka, Nihon-teki hinshitsu kanri.
  • Japanese way
Subject
  • Quality control > Japan
  • Quality control
  • Quality Control
  • quality control
  • Qualité > Contrôle > Japon
  • Japan
  • Japan
Note
  • Translation of: TQC to wa nani ka, Nihon-teki hinshitsu kanri.
  • Includes index.
Contents
My encounter with quality control -- Characteristics of Japanese quality control -- The essence of quality control -- Quality assurance -- Total quality control -- TQC is a thought revolution in management -- Do's and don'ts for top and middle management -- QC circle activities -- Quality control for subcontracting and purchasing -- Quality control in marketing: distribution and service industries -- Quality control audit -- Utilization of statistical methods.
ISBN
  • 0139524339
  • 9780139524332
  • 013952441X
  • 9780139524417
LCCN
  • 84026265
  • 9780139524417
OCLC
  • ocm11467749
  • 11467749
  • SCSB-634588
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library