Let’s take a moment today to remember Dr. Juran who passed last
Thursday at the age of 103.His book Managerial Breakthrough is the basis of what we all do
today. I have learned from Dr. Juran since early in my career. Take
the time to read something by him. It is a great way to honor him.Posted: Saturday, 01 March 2008 7:56AMJoseph Juran, ‘Quality Control’ Guru, Dead at 103RYE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Joseph M. Juran, a pioneer of quality
management whose “Quality Control Handbook” revolutionized
how companies around the world made and sold products, has
died. He was 103.
Juran died Thursday after suffering an apparent stroke, his family
said.The “Quality Control Handbook” was first published in 1951, and at
least five more editions followed. The book describes the
mathematical basis for quality improvements.
Juran believed that
quality improvements were key to businesses’ survival and profits
not only for manufacturers, but for enterprises as diverse as
scientific organizations, hospitals, supermarkets, and Internet
companies.
He worked as a quality control consultant, lecturer and author until
he was in his 90s, his son Donald Juran said. “He always told me,
‘Never be without a project,’ and he never was,” he said.
Juran attended the University of Minnesota and started his career in
Chicago at Western Electric Co., the former manufacturing arm of
AT&T, trying to resolve product defects, his son said.
During World War II, Juran worked in Washington, eliminating
bottlenecks that hindered timely equipment shipments to U.S.
allies overseas, and worked to minimize defective exports.
After teaching industrial engineering briefly at New York University,
he became a hired expert, helping companies come up with quality
control standards, his family said. In 1979, he founded Juran
Institute, an organization aimed at providing companies with
research and advice on managing quality.
Juran is survived by his wife of 81 years, Sadie, three sons, a
daughter, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were pending, his family said
.
