Joseph Juran Defined quality as fitness for use Quality is a management responsibility Created the Quality Trilogy 1. Quality Planning 2. Quality Control 3. Quality Improvement Project approach to quality improvement MGT 6420 Quality Management I Other Quality Philosophies - 2 Philip Crosby Believes management can work within existing structures Four Quality Absolutes 1. Quality is defined as conformance to requirements 2. The quality system is prevention 3. The performance standard is zero defects 4. The measurement of quality is the price of nonconformance MGT 6420 Quality Management I Other Quality Philosophies - 3 Armand Feigenbaum Total Quality Control Cost of Quality Kaoru Ishikawa Adopted Total Quality Control Taught the Magnificent Seven