QUALITY GURUS

www.csom.umn.edu/page1275.aspx
This is a short but thorough biography of Joseph Juran on the Carlson School of Management’s website. It begins with his birth and details his accomplishments through today.

www.deming.org
This website is dedicated to the W. Edwards Deming Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 by Deming. The website features information about Deming himself, the institute and its history, and lists the criteria on which the Deming prize is based. Users can also download a PDF of the Deming Institute newsletter and purchase online educational materials, videos and books about Deming.

www.murtongroup.com/qgurus.htm
Gurus such as Philip Crosby, Genichi Taguchi and Armand Feigenbaum are featured on this site from the Murton Group. A short biography of each is followed by explanations of his theories and examples of the tools he developed or used.

www.qualitygurus.com/gurus
This site provides information on gurus such as Deming, Juran, Crosby, Taguchi, Kaoru Ishikawa, Walter Shewhart and Shigeo Shingo, as well as lesser known quality personalities such as Bill Smith and Mohamed Zairi. Visitors may submit additional information about any of the gurus listed and suggest new names to be added to the site, which adds content regularly. The site also includes a discussion forum.

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