FACTS ABOUT KAORU ISHIKAWA

- Kaoru Ishikawa was a Japanese

organizational theorist and a professor in
the engineering faculty at the university
of Tokyo who has noted for his quality
management innovation.

- He was born on July 13, 1915 and died

April 16, 1989.

- He is considered as the father of

Japanese Quality.
FACTS ABOUT KAORU ISHIKAWA

- He studied at the University of Tokyo.

- He obtained his Master’s degree (MSc) in applied

chemistry from the University of Tokyo in 1939.

- Started working as a professor at the University of

Tokyo (1949).

- He received a Shewart Medal, order of the Sacred

Treasure award.
FACTS ABOUT KAURO ISHIKAWA

- He invented the Fishbone diagram ( aka

4M/5M or cause and effect diagram and
CWQC- Company Wide Quality Control )

- He sponsored the concept of “next operation

(process step) as the client” to avoid workplace
politics.

- He is considered a key figure in the

development of quality initiatives in Japan,
particularly the quality circle.