He challenged the prevalent ideas of production where it was okay if a defect was within a tolerance limit. Genichi taguchi 19242012 was made an honorary member of the american society for quality asq in may 1998, one of many awards and commendations bestowed on him. Taguchi method with orthogonal arrays reducing the sample size from. Genichi taguchi, taguchi genichi january 1, 1924 june 2, 2012 was an engineer and statistician. He also applied his quality improvement knowledge at morinaga pharmaceutical and even worked for a. Genichi taguchi is well known for developing a methodology to improve quality and reduce costs, which, in the united states, is referred to as the taguchi methods. Taguchi methods have been controversial among some conventional western statisticians, but others have accepted many of the concepts introduced by him.
Taguchi studied textile engineering at kiryu technical college. Genichi taguchi japan, 1924 2012 is considered one of the gurus. Genichi taguchi is a name which will forever be associated with quality control. Genichi taguchi january 1, 1924 june 2, 2012 was an engineer and statistician. His pioneering thoughts and subsequent work changed the field forever. Genichi taguchi biography, quotes, publications and books. In support of his nomination it was said that his leadership in the quality control field was unsurpassed, and his influence would be felt for a long time in engineering, quality. Taguchis quality engineering handbook wiley online books. Genichi taguchi, dsc, is executive director of the american supplier institute asi. Taguchi, an international authority in quality engineering, was awarded the prestigious deming prize in 1960 and the willard f. Genichi taguchi 1 january 1924 2 june 2012 was a statistician and engineer who is best known for his quality control methods that improve quality and reduce costs. Genichi taguchi 1924 ingeniero japons nacido en 1924.
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